James Salter
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American novelist and short-story writer (1925–2015)
Film & TV
Passaic, New Jersey, USA
James Arnold Horowitz (June 10, 1925 – June 19, 2015), better known as James Salter, his pen name and later-adopted legal name, was an American novelist and short-story writer. Originally a career officer and pilot in the United States Air Force, he resigned from the military in 1957 following the successful publication of his first novel, The Hunters. After a brief career in film writing and…
Known for
- James Salter: A Sport and a Pastime — Self2011
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Preston
- Place of death
- Sag Harbor
- Occupation
- airman
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- PEN/Malamud Award
- Field of work
- aerial warfare
- Genre
- romance
- Image
- James Salter at Tulane Lecturn 2010.jpg
- Work location
- New York City
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- Commons category
- James Salter
- date of birth
- 1925-06-10
- date of death
- 2015-06-19
- pseudonym
- James Salter
- start of work period
- 1957-00-00
- archives at
- Harry Ransom Center
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