Julius Fast
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Julius Fast was an American author of both fiction and non-fiction. In 1946 he was the first recipient of the Edgar Award
given by the Mystery Writers of America
for the best first novel of 1945.
Fast was born in Manhattan
, the younger brother of novelist Howard Fast
. Majoring in pre-med, he earned a bachelor's degree at New York University
. He served in the United States Army Medical Corps for three years, serving in a blood lab in Boston. He edited Out of This World, a 1944 collection of science fiction stories while he was still in the Army.
He married author Barbara Sher in 1946. They co-wrote the 1979 book Talking Between the Lines: How We Mean More Than We Say. Their three children are: Jennie Gelfand, Dr. Melissa Morgan and Timothy Fast. In 1997, Fast and his son co-authored The Legal Atlas of the United States.
His first novel, Watchful at Night, written in 1945 while he was still serving in the Army, was given the first award presented at the inaugural Edgar Allan Poe Award
in 1946 for Best First Novel by an American Author in 1945. Reviewer Isaac Anderson of The New York Times
described his 1947 novel Walk in Shadow as a "profoundly moving novel of crime and punishment, telling the story of a once-honest man who becomes a murderer.
Fast wrote and edited for a number of medical magazines, where his time employed at a podiatry
journal provided the background he needed to write the 1970 book You and Your Feet. Other non-fiction works reflected a broad range of subjects, including the 1968 book The Beatles: The Real Story, The New Sexual Fulfillment published in 1972 and his 1979 book Weather Language. His 1988 semiautobiographical novel What Should We Do About Davey? described a gawky teen at a Catskill Mountains
summer camp for boys.
He wrote a number of books on request for publishers on subjects of current interest, including writing What You Should Know About Human Sexual Response in months after the 1966 publication of Human Sexual Response by Masters and Johnson
.
He died at age 89 in Kingston, New York
on December 16, 2008, after suffering a stroke
in 2007.
Edgar Award
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America...
given by the Mystery Writers of America
Mystery Writers of America
Mystery Writers of America is an organization for mystery writers, based in New York.The organization was founded in 1945 by Clayton Rawson, Anthony Boucher, Lawrence Treat, and Brett Halliday....
for the best first novel of 1945.
Fast was born in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, the younger brother of novelist Howard Fast
Howard Fast
Howard Melvin Fast was an American novelist and television writer. Fast also wrote under the pen names E. V. Cunningham and Walter Ericson.-Early life:Fast was born in New York City...
. Majoring in pre-med, he earned a bachelor's degree at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
. He served in the United States Army Medical Corps for three years, serving in a blood lab in Boston. He edited Out of This World, a 1944 collection of science fiction stories while he was still in the Army.
He married author Barbara Sher in 1946. They co-wrote the 1979 book Talking Between the Lines: How We Mean More Than We Say. Their three children are: Jennie Gelfand, Dr. Melissa Morgan and Timothy Fast. In 1997, Fast and his son co-authored The Legal Atlas of the United States.
His first novel, Watchful at Night, written in 1945 while he was still serving in the Army, was given the first award presented at the inaugural Edgar Allan Poe Award
Edgar Award
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America...
in 1946 for Best First Novel by an American Author in 1945. Reviewer Isaac Anderson of The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
described his 1947 novel Walk in Shadow as a "profoundly moving novel of crime and punishment, telling the story of a once-honest man who becomes a murderer.
Fast wrote and edited for a number of medical magazines, where his time employed at a podiatry
Podiatry
Podiatry is a branch of medicine devoted to the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle, and lower leg. The term podiatry came into use first in the early 20th century United States, where it now denotes a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine , a specialist who is qualified by their...
journal provided the background he needed to write the 1970 book You and Your Feet. Other non-fiction works reflected a broad range of subjects, including the 1968 book The Beatles: The Real Story, The New Sexual Fulfillment published in 1972 and his 1979 book Weather Language. His 1988 semiautobiographical novel What Should We Do About Davey? described a gawky teen at a Catskill Mountains
Catskill Mountains
The Catskill Mountains, an area in New York State northwest of New York City and southwest of Albany, are a mature dissected plateau, an uplifted region that was subsequently eroded into sharp relief. They are an eastward continuation, and the highest representation, of the Allegheny Plateau...
summer camp for boys.
He wrote a number of books on request for publishers on subjects of current interest, including writing What You Should Know About Human Sexual Response in months after the 1966 publication of Human Sexual Response by Masters and Johnson
Masters and Johnson
The Masters and Johnson research team, composed of William H. Masters and Virginia E. Johnson, pioneered research into the nature of human sexual response and the diagnosis and treatment of sexual disorders and dysfunctions from 1957 until the 1990s....
.
He died at age 89 in Kingston, New York
Kingston, New York
Kingston is a city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, USA. It is north of New York City and south of Albany. It became New York's first capital in 1777, and was burned by the British Oct. 16, 1777, after the Battles of Saratoga...
on December 16, 2008, after suffering a stroke
Stroke
A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage...
in 2007.
Works
- Out of This World. an anthology edited by Julius Fast, Penguin Books, 1944.
- Watchful at Night. Farrar & Rinehart, inc., 1945.
- The Bright Face of Danger. Rinehart & Co., 1946.
- Walk in Shadow. Rinehart & Company, 1947.
- The Iron Cradle, Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1954.
- A Model for Murder. Rinehart & Co., 1956.
- Street of Fear. Rinehart & Co., 1958.
- Doctor Harry. (under the pseudonym Adam Barnett), Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1958.
- Blueprint for Life. St. Martin’s Press, 1964.
- What You Should Know About Human Sexual Response., G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1966.
- The Beatles: The Real Story. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1968.
- Body Language. Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group, 1970. (ISBN 0671673254)
- The League of the Grey Eyed Women. J.B. Lippencott Co., 1970.
- The Incompatibility of Men and Women and how to Overcome it. M. Evans & Company, 1971.
- You and Your Feet. Pelham Books, 1971.
- The New Sexual Fulfillment. Berkley Press, 1972.
- Bisexual Living. M. Evans & Company, 1975. (ISBN 0871311720)
- The Pleasure Book. Stein & Day Publishing, 1975. (ISBN 0812818717)
- The Body Language of Sex Power and Aggression. M. Evans and Co., 1977.
- Creative Coping : A Guide to Positive Living. (with Barbara Fast), Morrow, 1976. (ISBN 0688029930)
- Psyching Up: Over 50 Good Ideas for a Slimmer, Sexier, Healthier You. Stein and Day, 1978. (ISBN 0812821548)
- Weather Language. Wyden Books, 1979. (ISBN 088326157X)
- Talking Between the Lines: How We Mean More Than We Say. (with Barbara Fast) Viking Press, 1979. (ISBN 0670684503)
- Body Politics Tower Books. 1980,. (ISBN 050551513X)
- Sexual Chemistry: What it Is, how to Use it. M. Evans & Company, 1983. (ISBN 0871314177)
- The Omega-3 breakthrough. Body Press, c1987. (ISBN 0895866250)
- Sexual Chemistry: What it Is, how to Use it. M. Evans & Company, 1983. (ISBN 0871314177)
- Ladies man: an autobiography. by Paul Henreid with Julius Fast, St. Martin’s Press, c1984, (ISBN 0312463847)
- What Should we do about Davey?. St. Martin’s Press, 1988.
- Subtext: Making Body Language Work in the Workplace. Viking PressViking PressViking Press is an American publishing company owned by the Penguin Group, which has owned the company since 1975. It was founded in New York City on March 1, 1925, by Harold K. Guinzburg and George S. Oppenheim...
, 1991. (ISBN 0670832383) - The Legal Atlas of the United States. Facts on File, 1997. (ISBN 0816031282)
- A Trunkful of Trouble. Gryphon Books, 2003. (ISBN 1582500517)