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Mario Puzo

Writing • Born 1920

Mario Puzo

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About

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

Known for

The Godfather posterThe GodfatherMovie • 1972The Godfather Part II posterThe Godfather Part IIMovie • 1974The Godfather Part III posterThe Godfather Part IIIMovie • 1990Superman posterSupermanMovie • 1978Superman II posterSuperman IIMovie • 1980Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television posterMario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for TelevisionSeries • 1977Earthquake posterEarthquakeMovie • 1974The Last Don posterThe Last DonSeries • 1997The Cotton Club posterThe Cotton ClubMovie • 1984Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut posterSuperman II: The Richard Donner CutMovie • 2006The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 posterThe Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980Movie • 1992Christopher Columbus: The Discovery posterChristopher Columbus: The DiscoveryMovie • 1992The Sicilian posterThe SicilianMovie • 1987