![]() ![]() Singer Al Martino played Johnny Fontane in The Godfather and The Godfather: Part III. In Puzo’s novel, Johnny Fontane’s singing and acting career is helped thanks to his mafia connections. ![]() It had been rumored Sinatra had connections to organized crime which allowed to him make certain career moves, including allegedly breaking a contract through threat of violence. ” ‘I’d like you to meet my good friend, Mario Puzo,’ ” said the millionaire friend, according to Puzo, to which Sinatra, not looking up from his plate, replied: ” ‘I don’t think so. ![]() Once there, the millionaire wanted to introduce the author to another friend: Sinatra. The writer was busy working on the screenplay for his bestseller in Hollywood - which would go on to be hailed as one of the greatest films of all time - when he was invited by an unnamed “famous millionaire” friend to a dinner party at Chasen’s - a then celebrity hotspot near Beverly Hills, which opened in 1936 and closed in 1995, Puzo recounted in the magazine article. ![]()
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