Howard Fast
Howard Melvin Fast (Nov 11, 1914 – March 12, 2003) was an American novelist and television writer. Fast also wrote under the pen names E. V. Cunningham and Walter Ericson. Fast published over 53 novels, including numerous New York Times bestsellers
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Howard Melvin Fast (Nov 11, 1914 – March 12, 2003) was an American novelist and television writer. Fast also wrote under the pen names E. V. Cunningham and Walter Ericson. Fast published over 53 novels, including numerous New York Times bestsellers. His most famous novels included; Spartacus, Freedom Road, Citizen Tom Paine, April Morning, The Crossing, The Unvanquished, My Glorious Brothers and The three generation family saga beginning with The Immigrants. Nineteen of his works became movies. In 1952, Fast ran for Congress on the American Labor Party ticket. During the 1950s he also worked for the Communist newspaper, the Daily Worker.
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