Richard Farina

About Richard Farina

Birth Day: March 8, 1937
Birth Place: Brooklyn, NY

Richard Farina

Richard Farina net worth and salary: Richard Farina is a Novelist who has a net worth of $1.7 Million. Richard Farina was born in Brooklyn, in March 8, 1937. An American author, he is best known for his 1966 novel, Been Down So Long it Looks Like Up To Me, which was based on his college experiences. He also had a career as a folk singer.
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Popular As Richard Farina
Occupation Novelist
Age 87 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born March 8, 1937 (Brooklyn, NY)
Birthday March 8
Town/City Brooklyn, NY
Nationality NY

๐ŸŒ™ Zodiac

Richard Farinaโ€™s zodiac sign is Pisces. According to astrologers, Pisces are very friendly, so they often find themselves in a company of very different people. Pisces are selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back. Pisces is a Water sign and as such this zodiac sign is characterized by empathy and expressed emotional capacity.

๐ŸŒ™ Chinese Zodiac Signs

Richard Farina was born in the Year of the Ox. Another of the powerful Chinese Zodiac signs, the Ox is steadfast, solid, a goal-oriented leader, detail-oriented, hard-working, stubborn, serious and introverted but can feel lonely and insecure. Takes comfort in friends and family and is a reliable, protective and strong companion. Compatible with Snake or Rooster.

About

An American author, he is best known for his 1966 novel, Been Down So Long it Looks Like Up To Me, which was based on his college experiences. He also had a career as a folk singer.

Before Fame

He dropped out of Cornell University shortly before his graduation. While at Cornell, he published stories in Mademoiselle and the Transatlantic Review.

Trivia

A noted folk singer, he sang such protest songs as Birmingham Sunday and Pack Up Your Sorrows.

Family Life

He was born in Brooklyn, New York. His young widow, Mimi Baez, helped compile a collection of his poetry and short stories after his death; the work was called Long Time Coming and a Long Time Gone.

Associated With

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.

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