His bestselling novel The Godfather , (1969) was preceded by two critically acclaimed novels, The Dark Arena (1955) and The Fortunate Pilgrim (1965). The best way to launch an Italian restaurant is to have it raided because the Mafia eats there. October 15, 1920, in "Hell's Kitchen" on Manhattan's (NY) West Side The author of the world’s bestseller book Godfather, Mario Puzo was an Italian-American author and screenwriter who introduced and acquired fame for his mastery in the crime fiction. Der Name der Familie Clericuzio im Roman war der Name seiner Mutter nach ihrer zweiten Ehe (und der seiner Geschwister, die diesen dann zu Cleri verkürzten). movies, for which he received two Academy Awards®. Mario passed away July 2, 1999, at his home in Bay Shore, Long Island. There was no looking back after The Godfather and Puzo continued to produce a number of bestselling novels including Fools die (1978), The Sicilian (1984), The Fourth K. (1991) and The Last Don (1996). [2] Er hatte vorher Brando angerufen, da er mit den diskutierten Besetzungsvorschlägen nicht einverstanden war. Although Puzo had never met a gangster in his life, the gangster characters in his books gave sense of reality making a deep impact on the American society. His best-known Im Zweiten Weltkrieg meldete er sich freiwillig und war auch als Soldat in Deutschland stationiert. He is survived In einem Interview bei Larry King gab er 1996 an, sowohl das Buch Der Pate als auch die Drehbücher dazu und spätere Drehbücher nur aus finanziellen Gründen geschrieben zu haben. In 1997, Part Der Roman spielt in italienischen Einwanderkreisen in New York während der Depressionszeit. Publicity Listings // protected email script by Joe Maller Mario's The Fortunate Mario Puzo Biography - The bestselling author of one the world’s most famous novels, The Godfather, Mario Puzo was an Italian American author and screenwriter. novel, 1996's The Last Don, Seine Kurzgeschichten veröffentlichte Puzo unter dem Pseudonym Mario Cleri. Die dunkle Arena | by his companion of 20 years, Carol Gino, and five children. Mario Puzo was born October 15, 1920, in "Hell's Kitchen" on Manhattan's (NY) West Side and, following military service in World War II, attended New York's New School for Social Research and Columbia University. In diesem Werk hält sich Puzo allerdings weniger an die gesicherten historischen Fakten, sondern verarbeitet vielmehr die Unzahl von Anekdoten in Romanform. 131, pages 366-373. (1984) and The Fourth K emailE=(emailE + '@' +'MarioPuzo.com') Mit seinem letzten Werk Die Familie (The Family) erfüllte sich Mario Puzo einen lebenslangen Traum, die Geschichte der mächtigen Renaissance-Familie der Borgia zu schreiben. THE DARK ARENA | THE FORTUNATE PILGRIM | SIX GRAVES TO MUNICH | THE GODFATHER | FOOLS DIE In 1950, The American Vanguard published Puzo’s story, The Last Christmas. Also in 1997, Two more novels, Omerta (2000) and The Family (2002) were published posthumously. and, following military service in World War II, attended New York's Kirsty Ally and Joe Montegna. J Geoff Malta