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'''Mario Gianluigi Puzo''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|uː|z|oʊ}}; {{IPA-it|ˈmarjo ˈpudːzo|lang}}; October 15, 1920 &ndash; July 2, 1999) was an [[Americans|American]] [[author]] and [[screenwriter]]. He was born in [[Manhattan]], [[New York City]].

He is known for his [[novel]]s about the [[Mafia]], including ''[[The Godfather (novel)|The Godfather]]'' (1969), which was later made into [[The Godfather|a movie]] by [[Francis Ford Coppola]]. He won the [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay]] in both 1972 and 1974.

Puzo died of [[heart failure]] in [[West Bay Shore, New York]], aged 78.

==Other websites==
* [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4212820 FreshAir Interview] – Audio interview from [[Fresh Air]]. Originally broadcast July 25, 1996.
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0701374/ Mario Puzo] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]
* [http://www.toptenplus.com/top-10-best-mario-puzo-books/ Mario Puzo Books] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127045145/http://www.toptenplus.com/top-10-best-mario-puzo-books/ |date=2021-01-27 }}
* [http://mariopuzo.com/ The Official Mario Puzo Library]
* [http://www.cafecancun.com/bookarts/mario.shtml "Saying Goodbye to Mario Puzo"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224034936/http://www.cafecancun.com/bookarts/mario.shtml |date=2020-02-24 }}, an affectionate recollection of Mario Puzo written by his friend [[Jules Siegel]] on being notified of his death.

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[[Category:American novelists]]
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[[Category:Golden Globe Award winners]]
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[[Category:Writers from Manhattan]]

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