Mario Puzo

Personal Details

  • Born

    • Birthday: 15 October 1920

  • Died

    • Deathday: 2 July 1999

  • Source ID

    • TMDb: 3083

Mario Puzo

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). He adapted the novel into a film trilogy with director Francis Ford Coppola, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 1972 and 1974.

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He also co-wrote the screenplays for the first two Christopher Reeves Superman films (1978 and 1980).

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