Howard Fast

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

22

Gender

Male

Birthday

1914-11-11

Deathday

2003-03-12 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Howard Fast

Biography

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

Spartacus
7.5%

Spartacus

Oct 13, 1960

Cheyenne Autumn
6.7%

Cheyenne Autumn

Oct 15, 1964

Mirage
7.0%

Mirage

Oct 29, 1965

Spartacus
6.7%

Spartacus

Mar 17, 2004

Rachel and the Stranger
6.2%

Rachel and the Stranger

Sep 18, 1948

How the West Was Won
6.9%

How the West Was Won

Feb 6, 1977

The Crossing
6.5%

The Crossing

Jan 10, 2000

The Crossing
6.5%

The Crossing

Jan 10, 2000

Penelope
5.6%

Penelope

Nov 10, 1966

Man in the Middle
6.4%

Man in the Middle

Jan 27, 1964

21 Hours at Munich
6.2%

21 Hours at Munich

Dec 25, 1976

Spartacus
6.7%

Spartacus

Apr 18, 2004

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Spartacus as Novel
2004
Spartacus as Novel
2000
The Crossing as Novel
2000
The Crossing as Screenplay
1988
April Morning as Novel
1979
Freedom Road as Novel
1978
The Immigrants as Novel
1977
How the West Was Won as Writer
1976
21 Hours at Munich as Writer
1974
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin as Writer
1971
What's a Nice Girl Like You...? as Novel
1971
What's a Nice Girl Like You...? as Teleplay
1971
The Face of Fear as Writer
1968
Jigsaw as Novel
1966
Penelope as Novel
1965
Mirage as Novel
1965
Sylvia as Screenplay
1964
Cheyenne Autumn as Novel
1964
Man in the Middle as Novel
1961
The Defenders as Writer
1960
Spartacus as Novel
1948
Rachel and the Stranger as Story
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