Popular Culture
- Richard Yates was godfather to the veteran character actor John Lacy.
Films
- In the movie Lonesome Jim (2005) the protagonist cites Yates as one of his favorite authors and adds that when he died all his books were out of print.
- In Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Lee (Barbara Hershey) thanks Elliott (Michael Caine) for lending her The Easter Parade, which she says was great.
Novels
- Nick Hornby's 2005 novel A Long Way Down features several suicidal characters; one of them carries a copy of Revolutionary Road so that it may be discovered on his corpse.
- Tao Lin's 2010 novel, from Melville House Publishing, is entitled Richard Yates.
Other
- Singer Tanita Tikaram's 1992 album title, Eleven Kinds of Loneliness, was borrowed from Yates's 1962 collection of short stories.
- A character based on Yates, "Alton Benes," was portrayed by Lawrence Tierney in an episode of Seinfeld. Alton is Elaine's gruff and hard-drinking father who intimidates George and Jerry. Larry David, the show's executive producer, once dated Yates's daughter, Monica.
- Daughter Gina Yates runs the eclectic vintage fashion boutique Frock Star Vintage in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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