Walter Macken
Walter Macken (born May 3, 1915 in Galway , † April 22, 1967 there ) was an Irish author and actor.
Life
He attended the Patrician Brothers School in his hometown. He has worked as a theater manager at the Galway Gaelic Theater and the Dublin Abbey Theater .
Macken wrote plays, short stories, children's books and novels. He has also worked as an actor in London and New York . He also appeared as a film actor.
Works
- Mungo's Mansion , 1946
- Vacant Possession , 1948
- Quench the Moon , 1948
- I Am Alone , 1949
- Rain on the Wind , 1950
- The Bogman , 1952
- Home Is the Hero , 1953
- Sunset on the Window-Panes , 1954
- Twilight of a Warrior , 1956
- The Green Hills and Other Stories , 1956
- Sullivan , 1957
- Seek the Fair Land , 1959
- The Silent People , 1962
- God Made Sunday and Other Stories , 1962
- The Scorching Wind , 1964
- Island of the Great Yellow Ox , 1966 ( On the trail of the golden ox , 1968)
- Brown Lord of the Mountain , 1967
- The Flight of the Doves , 1968 (German thirty minutes ahead , 1969; Finn's decision , 1992)
- The Coll Doll and Other Stories , 1969
literature
- Short biography Walter Macken in explorations - 30 Irish storytellers , Verlag Volk und Welt Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-353-00123-9 , page 347.
- Ultan Macken: Walter Macken. Dreams on Paper . Mercier Press 2010.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Quirks, Walter |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish author and actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 3, 1915 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Galway |
DATE OF DEATH | April 22, 1967 |
Place of death | Galway |