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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 ...
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.
The Cazalets is a 2001 television drama series in six episodes (five episodes when broadcast in the US) about the life of a large upper-middle class family in the years 1937 to 1947. [1] Most of the action takes place in London and at the family's estate in Sussex.
The Legacy, a 1981 novel by Howard Fast, the fourth installment in the Lavette Family series; The Legacy, a 1987 novel by Lynda La Plante; The Legacy (Forgotten Realms novel), a 1992 book by R. A. Salvatore; The Legacy, a 1994 novel by Linda Lael Miller; The Legacy, a 1997 novel by Claire Rayner; The Legacy, a 1998 novel by Stephen Frey
Rachel and the Stranger is a 1948 American historical film starring Loretta Young, William Holden, and Robert Mitchum.The Norman Foster-directed film was one of the few to address the role of women in the early American frontier, as well as portray early America's indentured servant trade.
Freedom Road was a 1979 American TV historical drama mini-series starring boxer Muhammad Ali and Kris Kristofferson, based on the 1944 novel by Howard Fast and directed by Jan Kadar. Running for four hours, it was first broadcast on NBC on October 29 and 30, 1979.
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. [1]
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.