- Born
- Died
- Birth nameHoward Melvin Fast
- Nicknames
- E.V. Cunningham
- Behn Boruch
- Walter Erickson
- Howard Fast was born on November 11, 1914 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Spartacus (1960), The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (1974) and Mirage (1965). He was married to Mercedes Aline O'Connor and Beatrice "Bette" Cohen. He died on March 12, 2003 in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, USA.
- SpousesMercedes Aline O'Connor(June 17, 1999 - March 12, 2003) (his death)Beatrice "Bette" Cohen(June 6, 1937 - November 9, 1994) (her death, 2 children)
- ChildrenRachel Ann FastJonathan David Fast
- RelativesMolly Jong-Fast(Grandchild)Ben Fast(Grandchild)
- During World War II he worked with the United States Office of War Information, writing for Voice of America. He was also a member of the Communist Party from 1943-56, receiving a three-months prison sentence for contempt of Congress in 1947. While incarcerated, he began writing his most famous novel, "Spartacus".
- American author of action-packed historical novels, usually written from the viewpoint of the oppressed.
- Grandfather of Molly Jong-Fast and Ben Fast.
- Father-in-law of Erica Jong.
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 175-177. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.
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