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Happy birthday to Mario Puzo!

Bear Allen tidbit: I've never seen The Godfather but have read the book, along with most of Puzo's other works. I know this fact would have me killed in a lot of circles. As the wife of a Sicilian, I'm lucky I'm still married.
And some interesting articles:
Vanity Fair: The Godfather Wars
The Wall Street Journal: What Puzo Godfathered 40 Years Ago
The Guardian: The Godfather by Mario Puzo- Review
YouTube: Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola talk about Godfather script