J. R. Salamanca

Jack Richard Salamanca was a US writer and professor emeritus at the University of Maryland. His first novel, The Lost Country (1958), was made into Wild in the Country, a 1961 film starring Elvis Presley; his second, Lilith, was filmed as Lilith in 1964, starring Warren Beatty.

10-12-1922

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Total Films

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St. Petersburg, Florida, USA

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10-12-1922

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Sagittarius

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Total Films

Jack Richard Salamanca

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St. Petersburg, Florida, USA

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Lilith

Vincent Bruce, a war veteran, begins working as an occupational therapist at Poplar Lodge, a private psychiatric facility for wealthy people where he meets Lilith Arthur, a charming young woman suffering from schizophrenia, whose fragile beauty captivates all who meet her.

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1964

Wild in the Country

A troubled young man discovers that he has a knack for writing when a counselor encourages him to pursue a literary career.

6.4

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1961