Mario Puzo
- Writing
- October 15, 1920 · New York City, New York, USA
- July 2, 1999
Biography
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
Filmography
- Superpowered: The DC Story · Self
- Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut · Screenplay, Story
- The Last Don II · Writer
- The Last Don · Novel, Story
- The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 · Novel, Screenplay
- Christopher Columbus: The Discovery · Story, Screenplay
- The Godfather Part III · Screenplay
- The Godfather Family: A Look Inside · Self
- The Fortunate Pilgrim · Novel
- The Sicilian · Novel
- The Cotton Club · Story
- A Time to Die · Novel
- Superman II · Screenplay, Story
- Superman · Story, Screenplay
- Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television · Writer, Screenplay
- Please Turn the Page · Self
- The Godfather Part II · Novel, Screenplay
- Earthquake · Writer
- The Godfather · Screenplay, Novel
- Bangladeshi adaptation of The Godfather · Story