'Godfather' author Mario Puzo dies

[Peter Giordano]

'Godfather' author Mario Puzo dies
at 78
BAYSHORE, N.Y. (July 2, 1999 3:27 p.m.
EDT - Best-selling novelist Mario Puzo, creator of the fictional Corleone
mob family and winner of two Oscars for his screen adaptations of his book
"The Godfather," died Friday at the age of 78. [...]

I once predicted that if the great TRP were to pass away before the
infamous former roommate that there would be a deluge of "revelations"
regarding TRP's personal life

Alas, as much as I might  bemoan the passing of Mario, it is an opportunity
to test my theory - Prediction: The next time the IFR makes those claims
regarding "influence" on Puzo the ante will be upped considerably

Peter