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John Fante
Writer 1909 - 1983

John Fante

Denver, Colorado, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Fante (April 8, 1909 – May 8, 1983) was an Italian-American novelist, short story writer and screenwriter. He is best known for his semi-autobiographical novel Ask the Dust (1939) about the life of a struggling writer, Arturo... Read full bio →

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3 titles
Maya

Maya

John Berry 1966 1h 31m 8.0

An American boy runs away in the Indian jungle after a fight with his father.

Walk on the Wild Side

Walk on the Wild Side

Edward Dmytryk 1962 1h 54m 6.0

Poor lovesick white-trash Dove Linkhorn arrives in New Orleans searching for his former girlfriend Hallie Gerard, an artist who works in The Doll House brothel, whose madam Jo Courtney considers her girls to be her property.

Jeanne Eagels

Jeanne Eagels

George Sidney 1957 1h 49m

Biographical film based loosely on the life of 1920s stage star Jeanne Eagels.

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