J. R. Salamanca
BornJack Richard Salamanca
(1922-12-20)December 20, 1922
St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
DiedOctober 30, 2013(2013-10-30) (aged 90)
Potomac, Maryland, U.S.
Occupation
  • Writer
  • professor
NationalityAmerican

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]

Books

  • The Lost Country (1958)
  • Lilith (1961)
  • A Sea Change (1969)
  • Embarkation (1973)
  • Southern Light (1986)
  • That Summer's Trance (2000)

References

  1. ↑ Salamanca, Jack R. (2 November 2013). "Jack R. Salamanca Death Notice". The Washington Post. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  2. ↑ 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"
  3. ↑ Authors Guild article Archived 2012-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
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