Mario Puzo

Mario Puzo

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).

Biography

Birthday: 15/10/1920
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Date of death: 02/07/1999

Acting

Year Title Role Rating
2023
Superpowered: The DC Story
Self (archive footage)
7.4 / 10

Screenplay

Year Title Role Rating
2016
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
Screenplay
9 / 10
2006
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Screenplay
7.369 / 10
1998
The Last Don II
Writer
6.789 / 10
1997
The Last Don
Novel
7.066 / 10
1992
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
Novel
8.9 / 10
1992
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
Screenplay
4.8 / 10
1990
The Godfather Part III
Screenplay
7.416 / 10
1988
The Fortunate Pilgrim
Novel
6.2 / 10
1987
The Sicilian
Novel
5.194 / 10
1984
The Cotton Club
Story
6.472 / 10
1982
A Time to Die
Novel
4 / 10
1980
Superman II
Screenplay
6.753 / 10
1978
Superman
Screenplay
7.166 / 10
1977
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Writer
8.596 / 10
1974
The Godfather Part II
Novel
8.6 / 10
1974
Earthquake
Writer
6.15 / 10
1972
The Godfather
Screenplay
8.687 / 10
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Bangladeshi adaptation of The Godfather
Original Story
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