Michael Sayers | |
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 Sayers in 2006 | |
| Born | 19 December 1911 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 2 May 2010 (aged 98) New York City, U.S. |
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| Language | English |
| Nationality | Ireland, US |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
| Period | 1930s–2000s |
| Notable works | The Great Conspiracy: The Secret War Against Soviet Russia (1946) |
| Spouse | Mentana Galleani (first), Sylvia Thumin (second) |
| Children | 3 children |
Michael Sayers (19 December 1911 – 2 May 2010) was an Irish poet, playwright, writer and journalist whose books co-authored with Albert E. Kahn made him a target of US blacklisting during the McCarthyism era of the 1950s. He wrote scripts for TV in the 1950s, and as a screenwriter in the 1960s for movies including James Bond film Casino Royale.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ "Michael Sayers: Writer whose career never recovered from being blacklisted in the United States". Independent. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ Sayers, Sean (9 June 2010). "Michael Sayers Obituary". Guardian. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Writer and poet who pioneered live TV drama". The Irish Times. 12 June 2010. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
- ^ Murray, Peter (2018). "Big Causes and Small Nations: Michael Sayers, Writing, Fascism, Communism and Jewish-Irishness". Irish Studies Review. 26 (4): 531–548. doi:10.1080/09670882.2018.1519967. S2CID 149917275. Retrieved 7 December 2020.