Mario Puzo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mario Puzo

American writer

Date of Birth: 15-Oct-1920

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 02-Jul-1999

Profession: screenwriter, writer, novelist, science fiction writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Mario Gianluigi Puzo (; October 15, 1920 – July 2, 1999) was an American author, screenwriter and journalist.
He is known for his crime novels about the Italian-American mafia, most notably The Godfather (1969), which he later co-adapted into a three-part film saga directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
He received the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for the first film in 1972 and Part II in 1974.
Puzo also wrote the original screenplay for the 1978 Superman film.
His final novel, The Family, was released posthumously in 2001.