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Fast married his first wife, Bette Cohen, on June 6, 1937. Their children were Jonathan and Rachel. Bette died in 1994. During the marriage, Fast had a relationship in the 1950s with Isabel (Dowden) Johnson, former wife of Lester Cole and later wife to Alger Hiss. [8] [9] In 1999, he married Mercedes O'Connor, who survived him. Mercedes brought ...
Jong-Fast is the daughter of novelist Erica Jong [2] and author Jonathan Fast, and the granddaughter of writer Howard Fast. [3] She was raised in a Jewish family, though she has mentioned that her nanny "raised [her] Catholic," despite not partaking in the sacraments. [4] Her parents divorced during her childhood, and she was raised as an only ...
As of 2017, Fast was a professor of social work at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University. [ 3 ] His father, Howard Fast (1914–2003), was the author of many best-selling novels, including Spartacus ( 1951 ), which became the basis for the 1960 film of the same name .
The Immigrants (1977) is a historical novel written by Howard Fast.Set in San Francisco during the early 20th century, it tells the story of Daniel Lavette, a self-described "roughneck" who rises from the ashes of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and becomes one of the most successful and dominating figures in San Francisco.
Spartacus is a 1951 historical novel by American writer Howard Fast. It is about the historic slave revolt led by Spartacus around 71 BC. The book inspired the 1960 film directed by Stanley Kubrick and the 2004 TV adaptation by Robert Dornhelm .
Max is a 1982 novel by Howard Fast. It tells the story of a young man who leaves his humble roots on the lower east side of New York City to find success in Hollywood 's earliest stages. Max has had 52 editions of publication in 10 languages.
Howard Stern finds his marriage hard to fathom. The 65-year-old radio personality was two years separated from his first wife when he met model-actress Beth Ostrosky.
Redemption is a 1999 novel written by Jewish writer Howard Fast, who wrote the novel Spartacus in the 1950s. Redemption is both a romance, a legal drama, [1] and Fast's first suspense novel, [2] [3] depicting Ike Goldman, an old professor emeritus falling in love with a woman named Elizabeth, who is later accused of her ex-husband's murder.