The Making of the Godfather

by Mario Puzo

Overview

In this entertaining and insightful essay, Mario Puzo chronicles his rise from struggling writer to overnight success after the publication of The Godfather.

With equal parts cynicism and humor, Puzo recounts the book deal and his experiences in Hollywood while writing the screenplay for the movie. Francis Ford Coppola, Robert Evans, Peter Bart, Marlon Brando, and Al Pacino all make appearances-as does Frank Sinatra, in his famous and disastrous encounter with Puzo.

First published in 1972, the essay is now available as an ebook for the first time. A must-have for every Godfather fan!

Featuring a foreword by Ed Falco, author of The Family Corleone.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781455548934
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date:	04/23/2013
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	42
Sales rank:	1,039,698
File size:	442 KB

About the Author

Mario Gianluigi Puzo was an American author, screenwriter, and journalist of Italian descent. He is known for his crime novels about the Italian-American Mafia and Sicilian Mafia, most notably The Godfather, which he later co-adapted into a film trilogy directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

Date of Birth:

October 15, 1920

Date of Death:

July 2, 1999

Place of Birth:

New York City

Place of Death:

Bay Shore, Long Island

Education:

Attended New York City's New School for Social Research and Columbia University