J. R. Salamanca
Known For: Writing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: December 10, 1922
Day of Death: October 30, 2013 (91 years old)
Place of Birth: St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
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.