Michael Avolio: Francis Ford Coppola got his friend Robert Towne to write the big scene between Vito and Michael for The Godfather. Marlon Brando didn't know who Towne was but was grateful for the scene:

Francis Ford Coppola got his friend Robert Towne to write the big scene between Vito and Michael for The Godfather. Marlon Brando didn't know who Towne was but was grateful for the scene:

Source (which quotes from The Annotated Godfather: The Complete Screenplay): www.eastbaytimes.com/2007/12/16/h...

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This anecdote is wonderful!

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