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John Fante (April 8, 1909 β 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.
Filmography
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Movies 18
Writer 18
My Dog Stupid (2019)
Ask the Dust (2006)
A Sad Flower in the Sand (2001)
Wait Until Spring, Bandini (1989)
Broads (1989)
Something for a Lonely Man (1968)
Maya (1966)
My Six Loves (1963)
The Reluctant Saint (1962)
Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
Black City (1961)
Jeanne Eagels (1957)
Full of Life (1956)
My Man and I (1952)
Youth Runs Wild (1944)
East of the River (1940)
The Golden Fleecing (1940)
Dinky (1935)
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GenderMale
Birthday1909-04-08
Deathday1983-05-08 (74 years old)
Birth PlaceBoulder, United States of America
SpouseJoyce Fante
ChildrenDan Fante
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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