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John Fante(1909-1983)

  • Writer
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John Fante was born on 8 April 1909 in Boulder, Colorado, USA. He was a writer, known for Full of Life (1956), The Golden Fleecing (1940) and My Man and I (1952). He was married to Joyce H. Smart. He died on 8 May 1983 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornApril 8, 1909
DiedMay 8, 1983(74)
BornApril 8, 1909
DiedMay 8, 1983(74)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Richard Conte and Judy Holliday in Full of Life (1956)
Full of Life
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1956
Lew Ayres and Rita Johnson in The Golden Fleecing (1940)
The Golden Fleecing
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1940
Ricardo Montalban and Shelley Winters in My Man and I (1952)
My Man and I
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1952
Insight (1960)
Insight
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer(as John T. Fante)

Credits

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Writer

  • My Dog Stupid (2019)
    My Dog Stupid
    6.3
    • novella "My Dog Stupid"
    • 2019
  • Salma Hayek and Colin Farrell in Ask the Dust (2006)
    Ask the Dust
    5.7
    • novel
    • 2006
  • A Sad Flower in the Sand (2001)
    A Sad Flower in the Sand
    7.9
    • writer
    • 2001
  • Wait Until Spring, Bandini (1989)
    Wait Until Spring, Bandini
    6.2
    • novel
    • 1989
  • Something for a Lonely Man (1968)
    Something for a Lonely Man
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1968
  • Insight (1960)
    Insight
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story by (as John T. Fante)
    • 1964–1967
  • Maya (1966)
    Maya
    6.3
    • Writer
    • 1966
  • The Richard Boone Show (1963)
    The Richard Boone Show
    8.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1963
  • Debbie Reynolds in My Six Loves (1963)
    My Six Loves
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1963
  • Going My Way (1962)
    Going My Way
    7.6
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1962
  • Maximilian Schell in The Reluctant Saint (1962)
    The Reluctant Saint
    7.3
    • Writer
    • 1962
  • Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
    Walk on the Wild Side
    6.7
    • screen play
    • 1962
  • Il re di Poggioreale (1961)
    Il re di Poggioreale
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1961
  • Lux Playhouse (1958)
    Lux Playhouse
    7.8
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1959
  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
    8.0
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1959
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Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • John T. Fante
  • Born
    • April 8, 1909
    • Boulder, Colorado, USA
  • Died
    • May 8, 1983
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(complications from diabetes)
  • Spouse
    • Joyce H. SmartJuly 31, 1937 - ? (4 children)
  • Other works
    Novel: "Ask the Dust" (filmed as Ask the Dust (2006)).
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Fante contracted diabetes in 1955, which resulted in his blindness in 1978. He wrote by dictation to his wife Joyce. He died May 8, 1983, at the age of 74.

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