Mario Puzo
Mario Gianluigi Puzo (/ˈpuːzoʊ/; Italian: [ˈpudzo]; October 15, 1920 – July 2, 1999) was an Italian American author and screenwriter. He is known for his novels about the Mafia, including The Godfather (1969), 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.