Dan Fante
American writer
Daniel Smart "Dan" Fante (February 19, 1944 – November 23, 2015) was an American author and playwright. He was born in Los Angeles, California to a family of Italian immigrants.
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He was known for his plays Chump Change, Mooch, 86'd and Spitting Off Tall Buildings. His father was writer John Fante. He was also the author of A Gin-Pissing-Raw-Meat-Dual-Carburetor-V8-Son-Of-A-Bitch From Los Angeles, a volume of poetry on Wrecking Ball Press.
References
change- ↑ "Addio a Dan Fante, poeta della vita al limite". Il Centro (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
- ↑ "Morto Dan Fante, figlio di John". Corriere della Sera (in Italian).
Other websites
changeWikimedia Commons has media related to Dan Fante.
- Official homepage Archived 2013-09-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Dan Fante: An American Writer (a documentary directed by Flavio Sciolé) Archived 2014-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
- New York Times review of Short Dog Archived 2007-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Interview of Dan Fante on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, September 29, 2009.
- Interview with Dan Fante by Ben Myers
- Interview with Dan Fante by Tony O'Neill Archived 2006-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Interview with Dan Fante by Rob Woodard Archived 2007-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Hand-written interview at ifpthendirt Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Interview with Dan Fante by Alex Kudera