Mario Puzo

Mario Puzo (1920–1999) was an American novelist and screenwriter best known for creating The Godfather and co-writing its film adaptations.

Screenwriting: Screenwriting is the craft of writing scripts for films and television. Puzo adapted his own fiction into scenes, dialogue, and cinematic structure.
Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan: Hell’s Kitchen is a Manhattan neighborhood where Mario Puzo grew up in an Italian American family. His childhood in this working-class neighborhood informed his depictions of urban immigrant life.
Mafia in popular culture: Mafia in popular culture encompasses fictional and nonfictional portrayals of organized crime groups. The Godfather became one of the most influential fictional portrayals of the Mafia.
Fools Die: Mario Puzo’s 1978 novel follows writers and gamblers amid the worlds of publishing and Las Vegas. It shows Puzo working outside the Mafia-family framework of The Godfather.
Francis Ford Coppola: Francis Ford Coppola is an American film director and screenwriter known for The Godfather trilogy. Coppola collaborated with Puzo on the screenplays for the first two Godfather films.
Italian Americans: Italian Americans are people in the United States with Italian ancestry and shared histories of migration and community life. Puzo’s fiction drew on, and helped shape popular portrayals of, Italian American experience.
Organized crime: Organized crime is coordinated illegal activity conducted by durable groups for profit or power. Puzo’s fiction made organized crime the setting for stories about family, loyalty, and authority.
The Fourth K: Mario Puzo’s 1990 novel imagines a political crisis involving a fictional American president descended from the Kennedy family. This political thriller contrasts with the criminal dynasties that dominate his best-known fiction.
Adaptation (arts): An adaptation transforms a work into a different medium or form. The Godfather films reinterpret Puzo’s novel rather than reproduce it verbatim.
World War II: World War II was a global conflict fought from 1939 to 1945. Puzo served in the United States Army Air Forces during the war.

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