page_title: Dan Fante
hierarchical_section_title: Dan Fante
caption_attribution_description: English: Dan Fante speaking at The Book Fair in Turku Finland 2007 Suomi: Amerikkalainen Dan Fante esittelee tuotantoaan Turun kirjamessuilla 2007 Svenska: Den amerikanske författaren berättar om sina böcker på Bokmässan i Åbo 2007
context_page_description: Daniel Smart "Dan" Fante was an American author and playwright. He was born in Los Angeles, California to a family of Italian immigrants.
  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.
  Fante died of cancer in Los Angeles, aged 71.
context_section_description: 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. 
  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.
  Fante died of cancer in Los Angeles, aged 71.
caption: Dan Fante speaking in Finland, 2007
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