Howard Fast

GPTKB entity

Properties (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Author
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:The_Immigrants_(film)
gptkb:Spartacus_(film)
The Last Frontier (film)
Spartacus_(TV_series)
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Anisfield-Wolf_Book_Award
gptkb:Harvey_Award
gptkbp:born November 11, 1914
gptkbp:children 4
gptkbp:died March 12, 2003
gptkbp:education gptkb:City_College_of_New_York
gptkbp:famousQuote "The only thing that counts is the story."
"I am a writer, and I write because I have to."
"History is a great teacher, but it is a terrible mistress."
gptkbp:genre Historical fiction
Non-fiction
Science fiction
gptkbp:has nan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Howard Fast
gptkbp:influenced Historical fiction genre
American_literature
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_Steinbeck
gptkb:Mark_Twain
gptkb:Ernest_Hemingway
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableEvent Advocated for civil rights
Wrote over 40 novels
Wrote plays and screenplays
Wrote_for_The_New_York_Times
Wrote_for_The_Saturday_Evening_Post
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Spartacus
The Last Frontier
The_Immigrants
gptkbp:occupation Historian
Novelist
Screenwriter
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Palo_Alto,_California
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Communist_Party_USA
gptkbp:spouse Beverly Fast
gptkbp:website http://www.howardfast.com