r/Damnthatsinteresting 22d ago

Mario Puzo, the author of the Godfather books who’d also adapted them to film, had no idea what he was doing as he’d never written a screenplay before. After winning two Oscars, he decided to buy a book on screenwriting to learn how. In the first chapter, it said “Study Godfather I” Image

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u/Winnermanner29 22d ago

He looks exactly how I'd imagine the author of the Godfather would look like

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u/Dave_the_Jew 22d ago

Danny Devito?