John Fante

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8 april 1909 — 8 mei 1983 (74 years)
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John Fante (April 8, 1909 – May 8, 1983) was an Italian-American novelist, short story writer and screenwriter. He is best known for his semi-autobiographical novel Ask the Dust (1939) about the life of a struggling writer, Arturo Bandini, in Depression-era Los Angeles. It is widely considered the great Los Angeles novel and is one in a series of four novels, published between 1938 and 1985, that are now collectively called "The Bandini Quartet". Ask the Dust was adapted into a film made in 2006, starring Colin Farrell. In his lifetime, Fante published five novels, one novella, and a short story collection. Additional works, including two novels, two novellas, and two short story collections, were published posthumously. His screenwriting credits include, most notably, Full of Life (1956), based on his 1952 novel by that name, Jeanne Eagels (1957), and the 1962 films Walk on the Wild Side and The Reluctant Saint.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • My Dog Stupid
    My Dog Stupid2019

Known For

  • Ask the Dust
    Ask the Dust2006
  • Walk on the Wild Side
    Walk on the Wild Side1962
  • My Dog Stupid
    My Dog Stupid2019
  • My Six Loves
    My Six Loves1963
  • My Man and I
    My Man and I1952
  • Wait Until Spring, Bandini
    Wait Until Spring, Bandini1989
  • Jeanne Eagels
    Jeanne Eagels1957
  • East of the River
    East of the River1940
  • Something for a Lonely Man
    Something for a Lonely Man1968
  • Maya
    Maya1966
  • The Golden Fleecing
    The Golden Fleecing1940

Cinematografie

2019
My Dog Stupid · as NovelOp Plex
2006
Ask the Dust · as Novel
1989
1968
1966
1963
My Six Loves · as Screenplay
1962
1962
Walk on the Wild Side · as Screenplay
1961
Il re di Poggioreale · as Screenplay
1957
Jeanne Eagels · as Screenplay
1956
Full of Life · as Screenplay
1952
1943
It's All True · as Screenplay