Howard Roark
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| Howard Roark | |
|---|---|
 The Fountainhead cover of Howard Roark by Nick Gaetano | |
First appearance | The Fountainhead (1943) |
| Created by | Ayn Rand |
| Portrayed by | Gary Cooper Ramsey Nasr |
| In-universe information | |
| Nickname | Red |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Dominique Francon |
| Nationality | American |
Howard Roark is the architect lead character of the 1943 Ayn Rand novel The Fountainhead.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Roark was said to have been inspired by architect Frank Lloyd Wright.[5][7]
In 2012, Roark was named the number one top fictional architect by The Guardian.[8]
Roark is a modernist architect[4] and is described in the novel as having orange hair.[9]
The Fountainhead character Dominique Francon is Roark's lover and later his wife.[10]
Roark was portrayed by actor Gary Cooper in the 1949 film version of The Fountainhead.[11]
In the 2014 play version of The Fountainhead Roark was portrayed by actor Ramsey Nasr.[12]
United States President Donald Trump has described the character of Howard Roark as being his role model.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Nicholson, Jake (August 4, 2022). "Revisiting Roark". Canadian Architect.
- ↑ Hosey, Lance (October 11, 2013). "The "Fountainhead" Remains an Accurately Ugly Picture of Architects". Metropolis.
- 1 2 Kilgore, Ed. "Donald Trump's Role Model Is an Ayn Rand Character". New York.
- 1 2 "Character Analysis Dominique Francon". CliffsNotes.
- 1 2 Mimms, Walker (March 5, 2025). "Why Is Hollywood Obsessed With Architects? 'The Brutalist' Gives Us a Hint". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 5, 2025.
- ↑ Freedland, Jonathan (April 10, 2017). "The new age of Ayn Rand: how she won over Trump and Silicon Valley". The Guardian.
- ↑ Arn, Jackson (January 5, 2026). "At Last, No Shrugs: In praise of The Fountainhead". New York Review of Architecture. Archived from the original on January 9, 2026.
- ↑ Moore, Rowan (September 29, 2012). "The 10 best fictional architects". The Guardian.
- ↑ Rand, Ayn. "The Fountainhead". Google Books. p. 3.
- ↑ "Character Analysis Dominique Francon". CliffsNotes.
- ↑ Crowther, Bosley (July 9, 1949). "THE SCREEN IN REVIEW; Gary Cooper Plays an Idealistic Architect in Film Version of 'The Fountainhead'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 25, 2018.
- ↑ Brantley, Ben (November 29, 2017). "Review: 'The Fountainhead,' High-Tech, Juicy and Full of Pulp". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017.
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