Title: The Godfather (novel)
Content: The Godfather (novel) The Godfather is a crime novel written by American author Mario Puzo. Originally published in 1969 by G. P. Putnam's Sons, the novel details the story of a fictional Mafia family based in New York City (and Long Beach, New York), headed by Vito Corleone. The novel covers the years 1945 to 1955, and also provides the back story of Vito Corleone from early childhood to adulthood. The book is noteworthy for introducing Italian words like "consigliere", "caporegime", "Cosa Nostra", and "omertà" to an English-speaking audience. It inspired a 1972 film of the same name. Two film

Title: The Godfather (novel)
Content: and Salvatore Tessio. Other significant members of the organization include enforcers Luca Brasi and Albert Neri and upcoming soldier Rocco Lampone. The novel remained on "The New York Times" Best Seller list for 67 weeks and sold over nine million copies in two years. It became the best selling published work in history for several years. The 1972 film adaptation of the novel was released with Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone and Al Pacino as Michael Corleone, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Mario Puzo assisted with both writing of the screenplay and other production tasks. The film grossed approximately

Title: The Godfather Returns
Content: The Godfather Returns The Godfather Returns is a novel written by author Mark Winegardner, published in 2004. It is the sequel to Mario Puzo's "The Godfather", which was originally published in 1969, and "The Sicilian" (1984). The publisher, Random House, selected Winegardner to write a sequel after Puzo's death. As the original novel covered the years 1945 to 1955, and included significant back story on Don Vito Corleone's life, "Returns" covers the years 1955 to 1962, and includes significant back story on Michael Corleone's life prior to the first novel. The story picks up immediately after the end of the

Title: The Godfather (novel)
Content: Fontane is based on Frank Sinatra, and Moe Greene on Bugsy Siegel. In addition, the character of Vito Corleone was a composite of real-life organized crime bosses Frank Costello and Carlo Gambino. The Godfather (novel) The Godfather is a crime novel written by American author Mario Puzo. Originally published in 1969 by G. P. Putnam's Sons, the novel details the story of a fictional Mafia family based in New York City (and Long Beach, New York), headed by Vito Corleone. The novel covers the years 1945 to 1955, and also provides the back story of Vito Corleone from early childhood

Title: Mario Puzo
Content: Last Christmas", were written under the pseudonym Mario Cleri. Mario Puzo Mario Gianluigi Puzo (; October 15, 1920 – July 2, 1999) was an American author, screenwriter and journalist. He is known for his crime novels about the Mafia, most notably "The Godfather" (1969), which he later co-adapted into a three-part film saga directed by Francis Ford Coppola. He received the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for the first film in 1972 and "Part II" in 1974. Puzo also wrote the original screenplay for the 1978 "Superman" film. His novel "The Family", was released posthumously in 2001. Puzo was

Question: Who wrote the novel The Godfather?
Answer: Mario Puzo