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Howard Fast

American novelist (1914–2003)
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Howard Fast
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Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
November 11, 1914
Date of death
March 12, 2003
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Old Greenwich
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
writer, screenwriter, novelist, science fiction writer, prose writer
Award received
International Stalin Prize for Peace, Grand Prix de Littérature Policière[12][13]
Child
Jonathan Fast[10]
Sibling
Julius Fast
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[22]
Described by source
FBI file 100-NY-61206[21]
Family name
Fast[15]
Given name
Howard, Melvin[16][17]
Name in native language
Howard Melvin Fast[23]
Pseudonym
E. V. Cunningham, Walter Ericson, Behn Boruch[18][19][20]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Walter Ericson en Behn Boruch en E. V. Cunningham en Howard Fast en Howard Melvin Fast ar هوارد فاست cs Howard Melvin Fast de E. V. Cunningham de Howard Melvin Fast el Χάουαρντ Φαστ es E V Cunningham es E.V. Cunningham es Howard Melvin Fast fa هاوارد فاست fa هوارد فاست fa هووارد فاست fi E. V. Cunningham fi Howard Melvin Fast fi Walter Erickson he הווארד פאסט
🔖 Identifiers · 147
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
108416567, 103213416
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79043401
GND ID
118683098
AbART person ID
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AllMovie person ID
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AlloCiné person ID
171817
American Film Institute person ID
71259
American National Biography ID
1603913
Archives at Yale agent ID
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Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
howard-melvin-fast
Awards & Winners artist ID
01b_k6
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BIBSYS ID
90085247
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
FastHoward1914-2003, CunninghamEV1914-2003
BNMM authority ID
000045475, 000045476
Babelio author ID
16586
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11902296r, 118982977
BookBrainz author ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CANTIC ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CERL Thesaurus ID
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CINE21 person ID
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CONOR.BG ID
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CONOR.SI ID
20.1M (20.1M–25.0M, n=3)
Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Carnegie Hall agent ID
1017990
Central Library of Volos authority ID
25576
Chtyvo author ID
Howard_Melvin_Fast
CiNii Research ID
1140845216765058688, 1140845216523759488
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
7824
Cyprus University of Technology ID
87961
DBC author ID
87097969463096
DDB person (GND) ID
118683098
Danish National Filmography person ID
181933
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
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Discogs artist ID
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EGAXA ID
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ELNET ID
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Elonet person ID
122774
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Europeana entity
agent/base/62023
FAST ID
34114
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_118683098
Fancyclopedia 3 ID
Howard_Fast
Fandango person ID
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Fantastic Fiction author ID
f/howard-fast
Film.ru person ID
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FilmAffinity person or company ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
7263911
Freebase ID
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Geni profile ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Google Arts & Culture entity ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
howard-melvin-fast
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0026123
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Howard_Fast
HAND ID
292C-5350-142C-B799-B606
Harper's tag
e-v-cunningham, howard-fast
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
19044
IDU person ID
47960
IMDb ID
nm0268779
ISFDB author ID
386
IdRef ID
031902847
IxTheo authority ID
079465919
J9U entity ID
987007261039705171
Jewish Encyclopedia ID (Russian)
14254
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
118683098
KBR person ID
14046391, 14116320
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118683098
Kallías ID
PE00272091
Kinobox person ID
81640
Kinopoisk person ID
194932
Lebanese National Library ID
7364
Lex ID
Howard_Fast
Libraries Australia ID
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Libris-URI
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Movie Walker Press person ID
19852
Munzinger person ID
00000008089
MusicBrainz artist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA00619276, DA0503192X
NDL Authority ID
00439254
NE.se ID
howard-fast
NL CR AUT ID
jn19981001038, kup20030000117954, jn19981000534
NLA Trove people ID
1239109, 1207443
NLB authority ID (Belarus)
SEK-297844, NLB-ar3274533
NNDB people ID
716/000115371
NSK (VIAF) ID
000055892
NSK ID
981005681899909366
NUKAT ID
n94006552
National Library of Brazil ID
000190604, 000466453
National Library of Chile ID
000025352
National Library of Greece ID
66058, 107303
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000117439
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000045649
National Library of Korea ID
KAC199608520
National Library of Latvia ID
000069559
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:bB6;=BA, LNB:CaNI;=BR
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810579631405606
National Library of Portugal ID
26524
National Library of Russia ID
7716454
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX853030
National Virtual Library of India ID
760k (101k–760k, n=12)
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069070822
NooSFere author ID
-53232
Obálky knih ID
jn19981001038
Online Books Page author ID
Fast, Howard, 1914-2003
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3900054
Open Library ID
OL108022A
OpenMLOL author ID
71646
Our Campaigns candidate ID
88853
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095811492
PORT person ID
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PUG authority ID
162570
Parsifal cluster ID
455879
Penguin Random House author ID
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Political Graveyard politician ID
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Proleksis enciklopedija ID
5373
Quora topic ID
Howard-Fast
RERO ID (legacy)
A000061268
RedBA Granada authority ID
87443
SBN author ID
RAVV029413, REAV088108
SELIBR ID
186679, 182616
SHARE Catalogue author ID
17892
SNAC ARK ID
w68051js
SNK ID
171k (171k–171k, n=3)
SVKKL authority ID
p0082674-Cunningham-E-V-19142003, p0009768-Fast-Howard-19142003, 0310756-Ericson-Walter-19142003
Scope.dk person ID
14870
Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
vtls008868479, vtls011365122
Swedish Film Database person ID
123470
TMDB person ID
14489
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
1488
UOM ID
48469
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058511909306706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1002531
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV12237280
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/321684
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
11867
WBPLN author ID
FAST, HOWARD
WikiTree person ID
Fast-711
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/1a88db49-ff1e-473a-80d9-a79e99973216
ČSFD person ID
87248

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🔗 Connections
Films written 5
Spartacus, 21 Hours at Munich, Rachel and the Stranger, The Crossing, Sylvia
Occupation 5
writer, screenwriter, novelist, prose writer, science fiction writer
← After a work by 3
Spartacus, Spartacus, The Crossing
Award received 2
Grand Prix de Littérature Policière, International Stalin Prize for Peace
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
Howard
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
New York City
Place of death 1
Old Greenwich
Sex or gender 1
male
Works by author 1
Spartacus
Writing language 1
English
← Cast member 1
Seeing Red
← FactGrid item ID 1
Karl August Krebs
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Summary

Howard Fast was born on November 11, 1914[1], in New York City[2]. He died on March 12, 2003[3], in Old Greenwich[4]. He worked as a writer[5], screenwriter[6], novelist[7], science fiction writer[8], and prose writer[9].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Howard Fast include Spartacus[24], a written work[25].

FAQs

Where was Howard Fast born?

Howard Fast was born in New York City[2].

Where did Howard Fast die?

Howard Fast died in Old Greenwich[4].

What did Howard Fast do for work?

Howard Fast worked as a writer[5], screenwriter[6], novelist[7], science fiction writer[8], and prose writer[9].

What awards did Howard Fast receive?

Honors received include International Stalin Prize for Peace[12] and Grand Prix de Littérature Policière[13].

Related Entities

New York City Spartacus United States

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . babelio.com. babelio.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64168: add GND as source to unsourced or imported family members"
  2. 12d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #62824: add P1810 to P396"
  3. 18d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SBN author ID → RAVV029413, REAV088108
    "Created claim: SBN author ID: REAV088108, Matched to E. V. Cunningham (#326847754) in SBN persons w…"
  4. 27d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [nb] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: other names, source for place of birth, source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksik"
  5. 4w ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    NLB authority ID (Belarus) → SEK-297844, NLB-ar3274533
    BookBrainz author ID → 62ec0a12-db1c-4981-b88a-87ee84b38d41
    "Created claim: BookBrainz author ID: 62ec0a12-db1c-4981-b88a-87ee84b38d41, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791629849434"
  6. 5w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    NLB authority ID (Belarus) → SEK-297844, NLB-ar3274533
    "Created claim: NLB authority ID (Belarus): SEK-297844, batch #289805"
  7. 12w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → e-v-cunningham, howard-fast
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: e-v-cunningham, Matched to e v cunningham (#289932792) in Harper's…"
  8. 13w ago · Harmonia Amanda · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Howard, Melvin
    National Library of Ireland ID → vtls000117439
    "Changed claim: Given name: Howard"
  9. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 292C-5350-142C-B799-B606
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46379: HAND ID (2)"
  10. 17w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CINE21 person ID → 54389
    SVKKL authority ID → p0082674-Cunningham-E-V-19142003, p0009768-Fast-Howard-19142003, 0310756-Ericson-Walter-19142003
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #42112"
  11. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0082674-Cunningham-E-V-19142003, p0009768-Fast-Howard-19142003, 0310756-Ericson-Walter-19142003
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: p0082674-Cunningham-E-V-19142003, batch #259547"
  12. 25w ago · Luxferuer · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Howard Fast age 29.jpg
    "Changed claim: Image: Howard Fast age 29.jpg"
  13. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CANTIC ID → 981058511909306706, 981058511909206706
    "Created claim: CANTIC ID: 981058511909206706, batch #257571"
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