Mario Puzo
Known for writing · Born 15 October 1920 · Died 2 July 1999 · aged 78 · New York City, New York, USA
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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
1972
The Godfather Part II
1974
The Godfather Part III
1990
Superman
1978
Superman II
1980
The Cotton Club
1984
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006
Earthquake
1974
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
1977
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
1992
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
1990
The Last Don
1997