Mario Francis Puzo (1920 - 1999)

Born 15 Oct 1920 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Ancestors

Died 2 Jul 1999 at age 78 in West Bay Shore, New York, USA

Biography

Mario Puzo is Notable.

Mario Puzo was an American author and screenwriter, known for his novels about the Mafia. His most famous book, The Godfather, was published in 1969. Mario wrote the screenplay for Francis Ford Coppola's movie, which earned him an Academy Award.

1930 US Census for Manhattan, New York:

• Antony Puzo 45
• Mary Puzo 42
• Mario Puzo 4
• Guino Puzo 7
• Evelyn Puzo 0
• Virginia Clearicucio 19
• James Clearicucio 17
• Domenick Clearicucio 16
• Antonio Clearicucio 12
• George Haagen 20

From SS death record:

• Birth Date: 15 Oct 1920 Birth Place: New York New, New York
• Death Date: 2 Jul 1999
• Father: Antonio Puzo
• Mother: Maria Liconti
• Notes: Jan 1940: Name listed as MARIO FRANCIS PUZO; 14 Jul 1999: Name listed as MARIO PUZO

Mario Puzo's mother was previously married to Antonio Clericucio and had at least 4 children with him who are the stepchildren in the 1930 census. They got married in 1907 and the oldest Clericucio child (Virginia) in the 1930 census was born 1910/1911. Virginia appears in the 1920 census with Tony Puzo, so Tony and Mary must have married before then.

Sources

• Wikipedia[1]

• Encyclopaedia Britannica[2]

• MarioPuzo.com[3]

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4K6-76F : accessed 18 May 2019), Mario Puzo in household of Antony Puzo, Manhattan (Districts 0251-0500), New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 313, sheet 4A, line 32, family 71, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1549; FHL microfilm 2,341,284.

• United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQGB-N4V : 15 March 2018), Mario Puzo in household of Antonio Puzo, Assembly District 1, Queens, New York City, Queens, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 41-1890, sheet 18B, line 72, family 25, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2723.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JK2Y-LNY : 20 May 2014), Mario Puzo, 02 Jul 1999; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8R6-KZ1 : 5 December 2014), Mario F Puzo, enlisted 01 Jul 1942, Ft Jay, Governors Island, New York, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24HV-KS8 : 10 February 2018), Antonio Clericuzio and Maria Lo Conte, 12 Jun 1907; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,452,184.

Records for Antonio Puzo:

• "Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists Index, 1899-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WX-2LH5 : 16 March 2018), Antonio Puzio, 1910; citing T617, Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, July 1, 1906-Dec. 31, 1920., NARA microfilm publications T790, T617, and T521 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, publication year); FHL microfilm 1,324,992.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJY4-H5G : accessed 18 May 2019), Virginia Clericuzio in household of Tony Puzzo, Manhattan Assembly District 3, New York, New York, United States; citing ED 288, sheet 21A, line 9, family 452, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1190; FHL microfilm 1,821,190.