Fifty Years Ago, “The Godfather” Was Made. Its Legacy Lives On

First helmed as a populist novel by Mario Puzo of the same name in 1969, The Godfather had no aspirations of becoming a cinematic classic. Puzo was a notorious drinker, gambler and smoker with a mountain of debts. His goal was to write a best-selling pulp novel that eased his financial burden. He succeeded. Paramount […]