Mario Puzo

Mario Puzo

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Writing

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1920-10-15

  • Day of Death

    1999-07-02 (78 years old)

  • 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

Crew