Richard Farina

Quick Facts

Full Name	Richard Farina
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Mar 8, 1937(1937-03-08)
Age	87
Date Of Death	1966-04-30
Birthplace	New York
Country	United States
Horoscope	Pisces

Richard Farina Biography

Richard Farina is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on March 8, 1937 in New York, United States. American author. His 1966 novel, “Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me”, is his best-known work. The story was inspired by his college experiences. He was also a folk singer.

At the age of 29 he was working on an album for his sister-in law, singer He was producing an album for singer Joan Baez, his sister-in-law, when he was killed in a motorcycle accident at the age of twenty-nine.. He was also producing the album.

He was born in Brooklyn. Mimi Baez, his young widow, compiles a collection of his short stories and poetry after his death. The work is called Long Time Coming and Long Time Gone.

Richard Farina Net Worth

Richard Farina is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Richard Farina 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Shortly before graduating from Cornell University, he dropped out. He published stories in Mademoiselle, the Transatlantic Review and other publications while at Cornell.

He was a well-known folk singer who sang protest songs such as Birmingham Sunday and Pack up Your Sorrows.

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Who is Richard Farina Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Richard Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Richard Farina celebrates birthday on March 8 of every year.

What happened to Richard Farina?

A little after seven that evening, Richard Fariña was dead, a motorcycle accident on the winding Carmel Valley Road had claimed the life of an artist bursting with potential, at the very beginning of his career.

What happened to Richard and Mimi Farina?

They released two highly regarded albums — Celebrations for a Grey Day in 1965 and Reflections in a Crystal Wind in 1966 — before Richard died in a motorcycle accident in 1966. After the death of her husband, Farina recorded only sporadically, turning her attention to social activism.

Who wrote Farina?

Richard Fariña
Born| Richard George FariñaMarch 8, 1937 New York City, U.S.
Died| April 30, 1966 (aged 29) Carmel, California, U.S.
Occupation| Author composer singer
Genre| Folk

Who drove the motorcycle that killed Richard Farina?

At this party Pauline’s friend, Willie Hinds , pulled up on a Harley. Hinds took Richard for a ride on the bike on the rolling hills of Carmel, and they wiped out, throwing Richard across two fences and into an embankment. Hinds survived; Richard was killed instantly.

Did Mimi Farina remarry?

Hester returned alone to the United States, and, after a quickie divorce, Farina and Mimi secretly married in Paris. They returned to California, where Richard worked by day on what became a cult novel – Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me (1966) – and played gigs with Mimi by night.