About

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Birthday:
1909-04-08
Place of birth:
Denver, Colorado, USA
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John Fante

Overview

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John Fante (April 8, 1909 – May 8, 1983) was an Italian-American novelist, short story writer and screenwriter. He is best known for his semi-autobiographical novel Ask the Dust (1939) about the life of a struggling writer, Arturo Bandini, in Depression-era Los Angeles. It is widely considered the great Los Angeles novel and is one in a series of four novels, published between 1938 and 1985, that are now collectively called "The Bandini Quartet". Ask the Dust was adapted into a film made in 2006, starring Colin Farrell. In his lifetime, Fante published five novels, one novella, and a short story collection. Additional works, including two novels, two novellas, and two short story collections, were published posthumously. His screenwriting credits include, most notably, Full of Life (1956), based on his 1952 novel by that name, Jeanne Eagels (1957), and the 1962 films Walk on the Wild Side and The Reluctant Saint.

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Acting
2001 A Sad Flower in the Sand Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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Writing
2019 My Dog Stupid Writing Novel 59
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2006 Ask the Dust Writing Novel 57
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2001 A Sad Flower in the Sand Writing Writer N/A
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1989 Wait Until Spring, Bandini Writing Novel 58
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1989 Broads Writing Writer N/A
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1968 Something for a Lonely Man Writing Writer 59
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1966 Maya Writing Writer 59
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1963 My Six Loves Writing Screenplay 58
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1962 The Reluctant Saint Writing Writer 59
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1962 Walk on the Wild Side Writing Screenplay 59
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1957 Jeanne Eagels Writing Screenplay 59
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1956 Full of Life Writing Novel 58
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1956 Full of Life Writing Screenplay 58
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1952 My Man and I Writing Writer 59
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1944 Youth Runs Wild Writing Screenplay 59
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1944 Youth Runs Wild Writing Story 59
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1940 The Golden Fleecing Writing Story 58
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1935 Dinky Writing Story 59
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