Mario Puzo was an author and screenwriter who had ... Puzo's next novel was "The Fortunate Pilgrim," about a family of Italian immigrants in New York City; it was published in 1965.
Violence and intrigue permeate this melodrama, which centers on the impetuous yet tortured head of a syndicate family. Cross: Jason Gedrick. Josie: Patsy Kensit. Rose Marie: Kirstie Alley.