Dan Fante

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.

References

Other websites

Official homepage 
Dan Fante: An American Writer (a documentary directed by Flavio Sciolé) 
New York Times review of Short Dog 
Interview of Dan Fante on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, September 29, 2009.
Interview with Dan Fante by Ben Myers
Interview with Dan Fante by Tony O'Neill 
 Interview with Dan Fante by Rob Woodard 
Hand-written interview at ifpthendirt 
Interview with Dan Fante by Alex Kudera 

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Category:2015 deaths
Category:American playwrights
Category:Cancer deaths in Los Angeles
Category:Writers from Los Angeles