Irvin Faust (June 11, 1924 – July 24, 2012) was an American author and educator. He was born in

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to Morris and Pauline Faust and grew up in

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and attended the Queens College of the City of New York (now known as the Queens College of the City University of New York) and the

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(now known as the

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), where he earned a B.S. degree in 1949. Faust attended

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for graduate studies, earning an

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in 1952 and an

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in 1960. From 1943 to 1946, Faust served with the

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during and after

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. He served with the Army in Europe and the South Pacific. Faust married Jean Satterthwaite in 1959.

Career

Faust was born to a

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family in

, the son of Morris and Pauline (née Henschel) Faust. Faust has also maintained a career in education. He has served as a teacher and guidance counselor at junior high and high schools. Faust also taught at

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, and the

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. For many years he was the Director of Guidance at

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Author

Faust is best known for his novels and collections of short stories. In 1965, Eliot Fremont-Smith in The

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cited "Roar Lion, Roar" on a list of 14 books that constituted "new fiction read, reviewed and enjoyed during the year." His first novel, ''The Steagle'', was made into a film in 1971. In all Faust wrote seven novels, two books of short stories and a number of uncollected short stories for various publications. His ill health reduced his writing in his later years, but he published a short story in 2008.

Death

Faust died from

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following a series of strokes.

Selected bibliography

* ''Entering Angel’s World'' non-fiction (1963) * ''Roar Lion, Roar and Other Stories'' short stories (1965) * ''The Steagle'' novel (1966) * ''The File on Stanley Patton Buchta'' novel (1970) * ''Willy Remembers'' novel (1971) * ''Foreign Devils'' novel (1973) * ''A Star in the Family'' novel (1975) * ''Newsreel'' novel (1980) * ''The Year of the Hot Jock and Other Stories'' short stories (1985) * ''Jim Dandy'' novel (1994)

References

External links

Biography of Irvin Faust
at the Biography Resource Center.

at

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Article on Irvin Faust's work
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