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5 Famous Fathers in Literature
King Lear
...by William Shakespeare. King Lear is one of the most famous father figures
in literary history. With madness, murder, and tragedy, this play involves the
estrangement of King Lear's loving daughter, Cordelia, as he divides his kingdom
between his other two daughters.
Pere
Goriot
...by Honore de Balzac. This masterpiece portrays Balzac's study of paternal
love, greed, envy, and despair.
The
Mayor of Casterbridge
...by Thomas Hardy. Michael Henchard has a wife and a baby daughter, but he
sells his family in an impulsive move. Later, he becomes the mayor of Casterbridge,
but can he make amends to his wife and daughter for his youthful indiscretions.
Atticus
- To Kill a Mockingbird
...by Harper Lee. Atticus is a small-town lawyer who defends an innocent man
against prejudicial charges.
Prospero
- Tempest
...by William Shakespeare. Prospero was the Duke of Milan, but he was forced
to flee from his conniving brother. Prospero and his daughter, Miranda, spend
12 years on an island.
Famous
Fathers & Kids
*
Presidents George Bush and son George W Bush.
* Presidents John Adams and John Qunicy Adams.
*
Prime Ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi.
* Motilal Nehru and Jawaharlal Nehru.
* Prime Ministers Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto.
*
Harivansh Rai Bacchan and Amitabh Bacchan.
* Prithviraj Kapoor and Raj Kapoor.
* Kaifi Azmi and Shabana Azmi.
* Rakesh Roshan and Hrithik Roshan.
* Lala Amarnath and Mohinder Amarnath.
* Kirk and Michael Douglas.
* Dhirubhai Ambani and Mukesh/Anil Ambani.
*
Martin and Charlie Sheen.
* JRD Tata and Ratan Tata.
* Aditya Birla and Kumarmangalam Birla.
* Pandit Ravi Shankar and Anoushka Shankar/Norah Jones.
Few
Famous Fathers on Television Shows
* Fred Flintstone.
*
Mike Brady (The Brady Bunch).
* Al Bundy (Married with Children).
*
George Jetson.
* Maurice Lang.
* Homer Simpson.
Favorite
Television Dads
TV
Dad no. 4
~
Robert Reed
as Mike Brady in The Brady Bunch.
TV Dad no. 3
~
Fred MacMurray
as Steve Douglas in My Three Sons.
TV Dad no. 2
~
Dan Castellaneta as
the voice of Homer Simpson in The Simpsons .
TV
Dad no. 1
~
Bill Cosby as Heathcliff Huxtable in The Cosby Show.
