What is James Salter?
[[File:James Salter at Tulane Lecturn 2010.jpg|thumb|Salter in November 2010.]] '''James Salter''' (born '''James Arnold Horowitz'''; June 10, 1925 &ndash; June 19, 2015) was an [[Americans|American]] [[novelist]], [[short story]] writer, [[poet]], [[screenwriter]], and [[movie director]]. He was active between 1957 and 2013. His most noted novels were ''[[The Hunters (novel)|The Hunters]]'' (1957) and ''[[A Sport and a Pastime]]'' (1967). He also worked on the 1969 movies ''[[Downhill Racer]]'' (writing) and ''[[Three (1969 movie)|Three]]'' (directing). Salter was born in [[New York City]]. He was married twice and had five children. Salter died on June 19, 2015 in [[Sag Harbor, New York|Sag Harbor]], [[New York]]. He was 90.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/20/books/james-salter-a-writers-writer-short-on-sales-but-long-on-acclaim-dies-at-90.html|title=James Salter, a ‘Writer’s Writer’ Short on Sales but Long on Acclaim, Dies at 90|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 19, 2015|accessdate=June 20, 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Wikiquote}} * {{IMDb name|0759070}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Salter, James}} [[Category:1925 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:American novelists]] [[Category:Movie directors from New York City]] [[Category:Screenwriters from New York City]]