Friendship and money: oil and water.
A lawyer with his briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns.
Mario Puzo Novelist
- Gender: Male
- Citizenship: United States
- Born: Oct 15, 1920
- Died: Jul 2, 1999
Mario Gianluigi Puzo was an Italian American author and screenwriter, known for his novels about the Mafia, including The Godfather, which was later co-adapted into a film by Francis Ford Coppola. He won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in both 1972 and 1974.