Writing
Birthday: October 15, 1920 (105)
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Mario Gianluigi Puzo (October 15, 1920 – July 2, 1999) was an American author and screenwriter, known for his novels about the Mafia, including The Godfather (1969), which he later co-adapted into a film with Francis Ford Coppola. He won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in both 1972, and 1974.
Known For
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The Last Don (1997)Age: 77Novel
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992)Age: 72Novel
The Fortunate Pilgrim (1988)Age: 68Novel
The Sicilian (1987)Age: 67Novel
A Time to Die (1982)Age: 62Novel
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television (1977)Age: 57Novel
The Godfather Part II (1974)Age: 54Novel
The Godfather (1972)Age: 52Novel