Dan Fante
Daniel Smart "Dan" Fante(February 19, 1944 – November 23, 2015) was anAmericanauthor and playwright. He was born inLos Angeles,Californiato a family ofItalianimmigrants.
He was known for his playsChump Change,Mooch,86'dandSpitting Off Tall Buildings.His father was writerJohn Fante.He was also the author ofA Gin-Pissing-Raw-Meat-Dual-Carburetor-V8-Son-Of-A-Bitch From Los Angeles,a volume of poetry onWrecking Ball Press.
Fante died ofcancerin Los Angeles, aged 71.[1][2]
References
[change|change source]- ↑"Addio a Dan Fante, poeta della vita al limite".Il Centro(in Italian). Archived fromthe originalon 2015-11-25.Retrieved2015-11-26.
- ↑"Morto Dan Fante, figlio di John".Corriere della Sera(in Italian).
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