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Born October 15, 1920 • New York City • New York
Died July 2, 1999 (aged 78) • New York
Awards And Honors Academy Award (1975) • Academy Award (1973)
Notable Works “Fools Die” • “Omerta” • “Superman” • “The Cotton Club” • “The Dark Arena” • “The Godfather” • “The Godfather” • “The Sicilian”

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Mario Puzo
The Godfather
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James Goldman
American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist
Author Larry McMurtry sits in a chair before shelves tightly packed with books in his bookstore.
Larry McMurtry
American author
Brooks, Richard
Richard Brooks
American writer and director
American author John Irving sits in a chair wearing a blue striped shirt, holding a book, with a bronze statue and dark wood paneling in the background.
John Irving
American author
William Goldman
William Goldman
American screenwriter, novelist, playwright, non-fiction author
Schulberg, Budd
Budd Schulberg
American screenwriter, novelist, and journalist
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Ben Hecht
American writer
William Saroyan.
William Saroyan
American author
Crowd supporting Dalton Trumbo
Dalton Trumbo
American author
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William Peter Blatty
American screenwriter and novelist
Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Sorkin
American writer and producer
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Alan Jay Lerner
American screenwriter and songwriter
Sherwood, photograph by Yousuf Karsh
Robert E. Sherwood
American playwright
Paddy Chayefsky
Paddy Chayefsky
American playwright
Foote, Horton
Horton Foote
American playwright and screenwriter
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Richard Matheson
American author and screenwriter
Bret Easton Ellis seated in a red chair, wearing glasses and a black suit, resting his chin on his hand and looking at the camera at a Rome Film Festival event.
Bret Easton Ellis
American author
Joan Didion, 1970
Joan Didion
American author
The Pope of Trash
John Waters
American director and author
James McBride
James McBride
American author and musician

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