Mario Gianluigi Puzo (/ˈpz/; Italian: [ˈmaːrjo ˈpuddzo]; October 15, 1920 – Julie 2, 1999) wis an American author, screenwriter an jurnalist. He is kent for his crime novelles aboot the Mafia, maist notably The Godfather (1969), which he later co-adaptit intae a three-pairt film saga directit bi Francis Ford Coppola.

Mario Puzo
BornMario Gianluigi Puzo
15 October 1920(1920-10-15)
Manhattan, New York Ceety, New York
Dee'd2 Julie 1999(1999-07-02) (aged 78)
West Bay Shore, New York
Pen nameMario Cleri
ThriftNovelist, screenwriter, jurnalist
NaitionalityAmerican (Italo-American)
Period1955–99
GenreCrime fiction
SubjectMafia
Notable warksThe Godfather (1969)
SpooseErika Puzo (1946–78)
BairnsAnthony Puzo
Joseph Puzo
Dorothy Antoinette Puzo
Virginia Erika Puzo
Eugene Puzo

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