Mario Puzo
Known for: Writing
Born: October 15, 1920
Died: July 2, 1999
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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).
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Filmography
16 movies · 6 TV shows, newest first
7.4
Superpowered: The DC Story
2023
10.0
The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone
2020
9.0
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
2016
7.4
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006
6.8
The Last Don II
1998
7.1
The Last Don
1997
8.9
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
1992
4.8
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
1992
7.4
The Godfather Part III
1990
7.8
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
1990
6.2
The Fortunate Pilgrim
1988
5.2
The Sicilian
1987
6.5
The Cotton Club
1984
4.0
A Time to Die
1982
6.8
Superman II
1980
7.2
Superman
1978
8.6
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
19776.0
Please Turn the Page
1977
8.6
The Godfather Part II
1974
6.2
Earthquake
1974
8.7
The Godfather
1972NR
Bangladeshi adaptation of The Godfather
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