Mario Puzo
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- October 15, 1920, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- July 2, 1999
- Movies
- 10
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).
Best-Known Movies
The Godfather
1972
The Godfather Part II
1974
The Godfather Part III
1990
Superman
1978
Superman II
1980
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006
Earthquake
1974
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
1992
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
1992
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
1990
Filmography
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2006 | Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut | Screenplay |
| 1992 | The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 | Screenplay |
| 1992 | Christopher Columbus: The Discovery | Screenplay |
| 1990 | The Godfather Part III | Screenplay |
| 1980 | Superman II | Screenplay |
| 1978 | Superman | Screenplay |
| 1974 | The Godfather Part II | Screenplay |
| 1974 | Earthquake | Writer |
| 1972 | The Godfather | Screenplay |
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