The son of Italian immigrants who moved to the Hell\'s Kitchen area of New York City, Mario Puzo was born on October 15, 1920.
His final novel, Omerta , was published in 2000..
Mario Puzo died on July 2, 1999.
He continued to write phenomenally successful novels, including Fools Die (1978), The Sicilian (1984), T he Fourth K (1991), and The Last Don (1996).
He also collaborated on the scripts for such films as Superman (1978), Superman II (1981), and The Cotton Club (1984).
He collaborated with director Francis Ford Coppola on the screenplays for all three Godfather movies and won Academy Awards for both The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather, Part II (1974).
The Godfather (1969) was an enormous success.
When his books made little money despite being critically acclaimed, he vowed to write a bestseller.
During this period he wrote his first two novels The Dark Arena (1955) and The Fortunate Pilgrim (1965).
Bill and worked as a freelance writer.
Army corporal, he attended City College of New York on the G.
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After World War II, during which he served as a U.
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The son of Italian immigrants who moved to the Hell\'s Kitchen area of New York City, Mario Puzo was born on October 15, 1920
