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All gamblers are paranoid, though they call it superstition.
Mario Puzo
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Mario Puzo
Age: 78 †
Born: 1920
Born: October 15
Died: 1999
Died: July 2
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Diplomat
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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New York City
New York
Mario Cleri
Mario Gianluigi Puzo
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