Writing
Community Rating
6.5
Initial estimate
Born
November 11, 1914
Died
March 12, 2003 (age 88)
Born in
New York City, New York, USA
Fast was born in New York City. His mother, Ida (née Miller), was a British Jewish immigrant, and his father, Barney Fast, was a Ukrainian Jewish immigrant who shortened his name from Fastovsky upon arrival in America. When his mother died in 1923 and his father became unemployed, Howard's youngest brother, Julius, went to live with relatives, while he and his older brother, Jerome, sold newspapers. Howard credited his early voracious reading to a part-time job in the New York Public Library.
Spartacus
as Novel
2004
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Spartacus
as Novel
2004
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The Crossing
as Novel, Screenplay
2000
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Krishnamurti: With a Silent Mind
as Self
1990
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April Morning
as Novel
1988
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Freedom Road
as Novel
1979
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The Immigrants
as Novel
1978
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The Immigrants
as Novel
1978
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How the West Was Won
as Writer
1977
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21 Hours at Munich
as Writer
1976
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The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
as Writer
1974
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What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
as Novel, Teleplay
1971
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The Face of Fear
as Writer
1971
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Jigsaw
as Novel
1968
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Penelope
as Novel
1966
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Mirage
as Novel
1965
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Sylvia
as Screenplay
1965
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Cheyenne Autumn
as Novel
1964
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Man in the Middle
as Novel
1964
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The Defenders
as Writer
1961
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