But The Godfather endures as Puzo's legacy--and maybe now it will become another writer's legacy, too.
The star of the Godfather trilogy joins such previous winners as Sylvester Stallone and Japan's Takeshi Kitano.
When James Brown's funky horn section got cooking, the Godfather of Soul would call for a solo.
Or, Majore, the pig restaurant in Chiaramonte Gulfi that could have come straight from the pages of The Godfather.
George Harrison of the Beatles once called Shankar "the godfather of world music".
But Al Pacino refused to be involved in another movie classic turned video game, The Godfather, due out in November.
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But of course we turn to the godfather, Mark Twain, who has said a couple of wonderful things about fathers.
Faraday is thus arguably the godfather of the current vogue for the popularisation of science in print and on screen.
In The Godfather, ranked fourth on the list, Michael Corleone predicts that the Corleone family will be completely legitimate within five years.
Heck, the godfather of global warming alarmism, James Hansen, is an astronomer.
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The godfather of photojournalism, Henri Cartier-Bresson is famously known for analysing other photographers' contact sheets as a means to judging their work.
Masaru Riupassa, EndruMarch's manager, is considered the godfather of Indonesia's indie scene.
There are hundreds of video games based on movie properties ranging from the Aliens franchise to the cinematic masterpiece that is The Godfather.
His career moved up a gear after the success of "The Godfather" in 1972, which became one of the highest-grossing films in history.
He is often seen as the godfather of celebrity culture, in that from the outset he was noted chiefly for being Oscar Wilde.
On the DVD side, movie lovers can enjoy a newly remastered set of "The Godfather" saga or the routinely excellent releases by Pixar studios.
Mark Friedberg's production design is reminiscent of such films as "The Godfather" (1972) and "Silkwood" (1983), in that the details seem right and completely natural.
Professor Hayek - the godfather of Thatcherite economic policy - put the idea forward as a potential cure for inflation, then the biggest threat facing the UK economy.
Sometimes referred to as the godfather of travel insurance, John Noel was the creator of TravelGuard Insurance which he grew to national prominence and eventually sold to AIG.
It grew out of the Institute of Economic Affairs, the godfather of Thatcherism, responsible for thinking up many of the free-market policies that transformed Britain in the 1980s.
With their colourful flowing robes, fusion of traditional African music and jazz and contagious beat, they even dedicated a song to the godfather of world music, Peter Gabriel.
Kickstart a San Francisco day in North Beach at Caffe Trieste with the powerful espresso and jukebox arias that inspired a young Francis Ford Coppola, who drafted The Godfather here.
The original investor was Peter Thiel (who is the Godfather of the PayPal Mafia) and Sean Parker joined the board (he was the guy who introduced Peter to Facebook).
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Just as in The Godfather, where New York alternates with Sicily, so in Nation the immigrant life in Alaska and California parallels the farmer's lot in the Ilocos region.
"If there was a theme to this year's Emmy campaign season, it would be small, " says Richard Licata, Showtime's executive vice president of communications and the godfather of Emmy campaigns.
Mr Lip, born Frank Anthony Vallelonga, made his film debut as a wedding guest in The Godfather and later appeared in successful gangster titles Goodfellas, Raging Bull and Donnie Brasco.
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