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John Fante
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Denver, Colorado, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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…
Known for
- A Sad Flower in the Sand — Self (archive footage)2001
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1909-04-08 ) April 8, 1909, Denver, Colorado , U.S.
- Died
- May 8, 1983 (1983-05-08) (aged 74), Los Angeles , California , U.S.
- Occupation
- Novelist short story writer screenwriter
- Period
- 1936–82
- Literary movement
- Dirty realism
- Notable works
- Wait Until Spring, Bandini (1938) , Ask the Dust (1939) , Full of Life (1952)
- Spouse
- Joyce Fante ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1937 – 1983 )
- Children
- 4, including Dan Fante
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Boulder
- Place of death
- Woodland Hills
- Child
- Dan Fante
- Occupation
- novelist
- Languages spoken
- English language
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- date of birth
- 1909-04-08
- date of death
- 1983-05-08
- medical condition
- blindness
- cause of death
- diabetes
- Commons category
- John Fante
- writing language
- English language
- start of work period
- 1932-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of burial
- Holy Cross Cemetery
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Encyclopedic overview
John Fante (April 8, 1909 – May 8, 1983) was an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his semi-autobiographical novel Ask the Dust (1939) about the life of Arturo Bandini, a struggling writer in Depression-era Los Angeles. It is widely considered the great Los Angeles novel, and is one in a series of four, published between 1938 and 1985, that are now collectively called "The Bandini Quartet." Ask the Dust was adapted into a 2006 film starring Colin Farrell and Salma Hayek. Fante's published works while he lived included 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.
Early life
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