About

Known credits:
20
Birthday:
1914-11-11
Place of birth:
New York City, New York, USA
Website:
N/A

Howard Fast

Overview

Fast was born in New York City. His mother, Ida (née Miller), was a British Jewish immigrant, and his father, Barney Fast, was a Ukrainian Jewish immigrant who shortened his name from Fastovsky upon arrival in America. When his mother died in 1923 and his father became unemployed, Howard's youngest brother, Julius, went to live with relatives, while he and his older brother, Jerome, sold newspapers. Howard credited his early voracious reading to a part-time job in the New York Public Library.

Known for

Writing
2004 Spartacus Writing Novel 68
Fair
2004 Spartacus Writing Novel 60
Fair
2000 The Crossing Writing Novel 59
Average
2000 The Crossing Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1988 April Morning Writing Novel 59
Average
1979 Freedom Road Writing Novel 58
Average
1978 The Immigrants Writing Novel 58
Average
1976 21 Hours at Munich Writing Writer 59
Average
1974 The Lives of Benjamin Franklin Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1971 What's a Nice Girl Like You...? Writing Teleplay 58
Average
1971 What's a Nice Girl Like You...? Writing Novel 58
Average
1971 The Face of Fear Writing Writer 59
Average
1968 Jigsaw Writing Novel 59
Average
1966 Penelope Writing Novel 58
Average
1965 Mirage Writing Novel 60
Fair
1965 Sylvia Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1964 Cheyenne Autumn Writing Novel 60
Fair
1964 Man in the Middle Writing Novel 59
Average
1960 Spartacus Writing Novel 71
Good
1948 Rachel and the Stranger Writing Story 59
Average