Stephen Cooper is an American

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and writer-producer. He is a Professor of English at

California State University, Long Beach California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) is a public research university in Long Beach, California. The 322-acre campus is the second largest of the 23-school California State University system (CSU) and one of the largest universities i ...

, and has also taught for many years with the Writers' Program of UCLA Extension. He was born, raised, and lives in

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."Stephen Cooper"
''Harper Collins''

Works

* ''Full of Life: A Biography of

John Fante John Fante (April 8, 1909 – May 8, 1983) was an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his semi-autobiographical novel ''Ask the Dust'' (1939) about the life of Arturo Bandini, a struggling writer in Depre ...

,'' North Point Press/FSG 2000; Angel City Press, 2005,

Editor

* ''Perspectives on John Huston'', G.K. Hall, 1994, * ''John Fante: A Critical Gathering'', co-edited with David Fine, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1999 * ''The Big Hunger: Stories 1932-1959'', Black Sparrow Press, 2000,
''The John Fante Reader''
(Ecco Press 2003); HarperCollins, 2003, *''John Fante's 'Ask the Dust': A Joining of Voices and Views,'' co-edited with Clorinda Donato, Fordham University Press, 2020.

Writer-producer

* ''Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski'', Netflix Original Documentary, 2018.

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Writers from Los Angeles University of California, Irvine alumni University of Southern California alumni California State University, Long Beach faculty American academics of English literature {{US-editor-stub