Salas, Floyd, 1931-2021
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Name (Latin)
Salas, Floyd, 1931-2021
Other forms of name
Salas, Floyd, 1931-
Date of birth
1931-01-24
Date of death
2021-10-17
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- LC data base, 9-2-86(hdg.: Salas, Floyd, 1931- )
- Stories and poems from close to home, c1986:t.p. (Floyd Salas)
- Floyd Salas; January 24, 1931 - October 17, 2021; American novelist, social activist, boxer and boxing coach ( (Wikipedia, viewed on March 5, 2026) )
Wikipedia description:
Floyd Salas (January 24, 1931 – October 17, 2021) was an American novelist, social activist, boxer and boxing coach. His work is well known in the San Francisco Bay Area and among aficionados of both Latino literature and 60s era protest literature. He was a cofounder of PEN Oakland in 1989, and he won a 2013 lifetime achievement American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation. Salas died after a long illness in Berkeley, California, on October 17, 2021, at the age of 90. He was survived by his wife, the writer Claire Ortalda, and a son.
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