1920–1999
Mario Puzo
American author, screenwriter, and journalist
78years old at death
28,749days lived
68%of the people on this site died younger
Mario Puzo was born on 15 October 1920 and died on 2 July 1999, aged 78 years and 260 days. That is 28,749 days in all.
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