Jack Richard Salamanca (born December 20, 1922 in

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- October 30, 2013 in

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) was an American writer and professor emeritus at the

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. His first novel, ''The Lost Country'' (1958), was made into ''

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'', a 1961 film starring

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; his second, ''Lilith'', was filmed as ''

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'' in 1964, starring

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.Authors Guild article

Books

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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Salamanca, Jack Richard 1922 births 2013 deaths Writers from St. Petersburg, Florida 20th-century American writers 21st-century American writers United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II American expatriates in the United Kingdom