Mario Puzo

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Nationality: American
Birthdate: 10/15/1920
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Death Date: 07/02/1999

biography

Angered that his first two critically-acclaimed novels had failed commercially, Mario Puzo managed to get a $5K advance from G.P. Putnam's Sons for his proposed Mafia novel and set his sights on nothing short of a best-seller, writing "The Godfather" in a rage to be accepted. Though he was nearly 50 at the time of its publication, Puzo put poverty behind him forever, subsequently pulling down tons of money as an Oscar-winning screenwriter and novelist (the paperback rights to "Fools Die" sold for an astonishing $2.5 million in 1978).

Along with director Francis Ford Coppola, Puzo crafted the Continued

Credits

screenplay
1990
Screenplay
1990
screenplay
1981
From Story
1981
screenplay
1978
From Story
1978
Source Material (from novel)
1974
screenplay
1974
Source Material (from novel)
1972
Screenplay
1972
From Story
From Story
screenplay
Source Material (from novel)

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Raised in Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City; one of seven children
 
Worked as a switchboard attendant for NY Central Railroad
 
Served in Army during World War II; assigned to the military government of captured French towns; though never firing a shot, earned five battlefield stars for coming under fire
 
Worked as a government clerk
 
Wrote fiction and non-fiction for magazines like TRUE ACTION and MALE
Continued

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