Howard Fast(1914-2003)

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Spartacus (1960)

Howard Fast was born on 11 November 1914 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Spartacus (1960), The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (1974) and Rachel and the Stranger (1948). He was married to Mercedes Aline O'Connor and Beatrice "Bette" Cohen. He died on 12 March 2003 in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, USA.

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Masters of Science Fiction
6.7
TV Series
- based on the short story "The General Zapped..." by
- 2007
Spartacus
6.6
TV Mini Series
- novel "Spartacus"
- 2004
The Crossing
7.1
TV Movie
- novel "The Crossing"
- teleplay
- 2000
April Morning
6.4
TV Movie
- novel "April Morning"
- 1988
Freedom Road
5.7
TV Movie
- novel
- 1979
The Immigrants
8.3
TV Movie
- novel
- 1978
How the West Was Won
8.2
TV Series
- written by
- 1978
21 Hours at Munich
6.3
TV Movie
- screenplay
- 1976
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
7.5
TV Mini Series
- writer
- 1974–1975
Paper Moon
7.0
TV Series
- written by (as E.V. Cunningham)
- 1974
Insight
7.4
TV Series
- written by (as E.V. Cunningham)
- 1974
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
6.6
TV Movie
- novel "Shirley"
- teleplay (as E.V. Cunningham)
- 1971
The Face of Fear
6.0
TV Movie
- novel "Sally" (as E.V. Cunningham)
- 1971
Jigsaw
5.8
- novel "Fallen Angel"
- 1968
Kaleidoscope
- re-writes
- 1967

Trivia
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".