Godfather, The

[thuh god-fah-ther]

noun

1. a novel (1969) by Mario Puzo.

Example Sentences

And “The Godfather,” the No. 1 box office hit of 1972, plucked Keaton from stage obscurity to give the fledgling screen actor its crucial final shot, a close-up.

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Diane Keaton, whose effortless naturalism made her a perfect foil to so many live-wire actors of the 1970s in movies such as “The Godfather,” “The Godfather Part II” and “Annie Hall,” has died.

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Chase then referred to Al Pacino’s Oscar-nominated “The Godfather”/“The Godfather Part II” character: “Personally, for me, you have to understand this: To see Tony Soprano shake hands with Michael Corleone fritzed my mind up completely.”

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Concerns regarding Kate’s well-being reached a fever pitch when news broke that William had pulled out of attending a memorial service at Windsor for his godfather, the late King Constantine of Greece.

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William’s absence Tuesday from a memorial service for his godfather, the late King Constantine of Greece, drew significant media attention because it came at a time when William’s father, King Charles III, and his wife are both suffering from health problems.

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