Were Noël Coward and Mario Puzo of the same nationality?
Mario Puzo Mario Gianluigi Puzo ( ; ] ; October 15, 1920 – July 2, 1999) was an American author, screenwriter and journalist of Italian descent. He is known for his crime novels about the Mafia, most notably "The Godfather" (1969), which he later co-adapted into a three-part film saga directed by Francis Ford Coppola. He received the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for the first film in 1972 and "Part II" in 1974. Puzo also wrote the original screenplay for the 1978 "Superman" film. His last novel, "The Family", was released posthumously in 2001.
Samuel John Hazo Dr. Samuel John Hazo (born 19 July 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an author of books, including poetry, fiction, essays and plays, and the founder and director of the International Poetry Forum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is also McAnulty Distinguished Professor of English Emeritus at Duquesne University, where he taught for forty-three years. He and his wife, Mary Anne, have one son, Samuel Hazo Jr., who is an accomplished American composer.