Walter Macken
Novelist, Author
1915 – 1967
Who was Walter Macken?
Walter Macken, was born in Galway, Ireland. He was a writer of short stories, novels and plays. Originally an actor, principally with the Taibhdhearc in Galway, and The Abbey Theatre, he played lead roles on Broadway in M. J. Molloy's The King of Friday's Men and his own play Home Is the Hero. He also acted in films, notably in Arthur Dreifuss' adaptation of Brendan Behan's The Quare Fellow. He is perhaps best known for his trilogy of Irish historical novels Seek the Fair Land, The Silent People and The Scorching Wind. His son Ultan Macken is a well-known journalist in the print and broadcast media of Ireland.
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- Born
- May 3, 1915
Galway - Also known as
- Uaitéar Ó Maicín
- Parents
- Spouses
- Peggy Kenny
(1937/02/09 - 1967/04/22)
- Peggy Kenny
- Children
- Nationality
- Republic of Ireland
- Profession
- Lived in
- County Galway
- Galway
- Died
- Apr 22, 1967
Galway
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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