Editing Howard Fast (section)

{{short description|Prolific American writer}}
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{{Infobox writer
| name         = Howard Fast
| image        = Howard Fast.jpg
| imagesize    = 180px
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| pseudonym    = E.V. Cunningham<br />Walter Ericson
| birth_name   = Howard Melvin Fast
| birth_date   = {{birth date|1914|11|11}}
| birth_place  = [[New York City]], U.S.
| death_date   = {{death date and age|2003|3|12|1914|11|11}}
| death_place  = [[Greenwich, Connecticut]], U.S.
| occupation   = Novelist
| period       = 20th century
| genre        = Historical fiction
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| notableworks = ''The Last Frontier'', ''[[Spartacus (Fast novel)|Spartacus]]'', ''[[April Morning]]''
| spouse       = Bette Cohen (1937–1994; her death; 2 children)<br />Mercedes O'Connor (1999–2003; his death)
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'''Howard Melvin Fast''' (November 11, 1914 – March 12, 2003) was an American novelist and television writer. Fast also wrote under the [[pen name]]s '''E.V. Cunningham''' and '''Walter Ericson'''.

Amory was a member of the Writers and Artists for Peace in the Middle East, a pro-Israel group. In 1984, he signed a letter protesting German arms sales to [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 31, 1984 |title='We Are ... Deeply Pained' |url=http://pdfs.jta.org/1984/1984-01-31_020.pdf |website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency}}</ref>