In their memoirs, producer Ray Stark and director John Huston both cited it as among their finest achievements.
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In newer times, he opened a boxing gym with former contender Alvaro "Yaqui" Lopez in Stockton, which is the location in his novel Fat City.
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His writing has appeared in The Paris Review, Esquire, The Southwest Review, and other publications, and he has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship.
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