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Mario Puzo
Writing
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 18
TMDB ID: 3083
IMDb ID: nm0701374
Known for: Writing
Born: October 15, 1920
Died: July 2, 1999
Age: 78
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1972 - 2023
Years active: 52
Average TMDB rating: 7.22
Wikidata: Q182870
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Novel (6)Screenplay (5)Writer (4)Story (3)
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).
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Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Mario Puzo.
Novel
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
1992 • Movie
Screenplay
The Godfather
1972 • Movie
Novel
The Godfather Part II
1974 • Movie
Screenplay
The Godfather Part III
1990 • Movie
Screenplay
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006 • Movie
Story
Superman
1978 • Movie
Screenplay
Superman II
1980 • Movie
Story
The Cotton Club
1984 • Movie
Writer
Earthquake
1974 • Movie
Novel
The Sicilian
1987 • Movie
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Top Rated Series
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Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Mario Puzo.
Screenplay
The Godfather
1972 • Movie
Novel
The Godfather Part II
1974 • Movie
Screenplay
The Godfather Part III
1990 • Movie
Story
Superman
1978 • Movie
Screenplay
Superman II
1980 • Movie
Writer
Earthquake
1974 • Movie
Story
The Cotton Club
1984 • Movie
Novel
The Sicilian
1987 • Movie
Writer
The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone
2020 • Movie
Screenplay
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006 • Movie
Screenplay
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
2016 • Movie
Story
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
1992 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Mario Puzo.
Writer • 4 eps
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
1977 • Series
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
Superpowered: The DC Story
2023 • Series
Novel • 3 eps
The Last Don
1997 • Series
Novel • 2 eps
The Fortunate Pilgrim
1988 • Series
Writer • 2 eps
The Last Don II
1998 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Mario Puzo.
Writer
The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone
2020 • Movie
Screenplay
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
2016 • Movie
Screenplay
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006 • Movie
Novel
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
1992 • Movie
Story
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
1992 • Movie
Screenplay
The Godfather Part III
1990 • Movie
Novel
The Sicilian
1987 • Movie
Story
The Cotton Club
1984 • Movie
Novel
A Time to Die
1982 • Movie
Screenplay
Superman II
1980 • Movie
Story
Superman
1978 • Movie
Novel
The Godfather Part II
1974 • Movie
Writer
Earthquake
1974 • Movie
Screenplay
The Godfather
1972 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Mario Puzo.
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Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Mario Puzo.
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Mario Puzo.