Since it was just Father's Day...I'm wondering who you think are the most admirable dads in life or literature

I'm not sure about the most admirable, but Clarence Day's father in 'Life With Father' is one of the most hilarious to read about. Also the wildly eccentric father in 'Cheaper by the Dozen' by Frank Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. And Uncle Matthew in 'The Pursuit of Love' by Nancy Mitford. If not the most admirable fathers,t hen defninitely entertaning, never a dull moment with any of them.