1960Winner
Best Writing
Spartacus
Howard Fast
Actor · Writer
New York City, New York, USA
November 11, 1914
Biography
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.
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2004Nominee
Best Writing
Spartacus
1964Nominee
Best Writing
Cheyenne Autumn
Career Highlights
1966Highlight
Best Writing
Penelope
1965Highlight
Best Writing
Mirage