Jack Richard Salamanca (born December 20, 1922, in St. Petersburg, Florida — October 30, 2013, in Potomac, Maryland)[1] was an American writer and professor emeritus at the University of Maryland.[2] His first novel, The Lost Country (1958), was made into Wild in the Country, a 1961 film starring Elvis Presley; his second, Lilith, was filmed as Lilith in 1964, starring Warren Beatty.[3]
J. R. Salamanca | |
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| Born | Jack Richard Salamanca December 20, 1922 St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | October 30, 2013 (aged 90) Potomac, Maryland, U.S. |
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Books
edit- The Lost Country (1958)
- Lilith (1961)
- A Sea Change (1969)
- Embarkation (1973)
- Southern Light (1986)
- That Summer's Trance (2000)
References
edit- ^ Salamanca, Jack R. (2 November 2013). "Jack R. Salamanca Death Notice". The Washington Post. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ Twentieth-century American literature: Volume 6 Harold Bloom - 1987 "JR Salamanca 1922- Jack Richard Salamanca was born on December 20, 1922, in St. Petersburg, Florida"
- ^ Authors Guild article Archived 2012-01-26 at the Wayback Machine