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Joel Grover Sayre, Jr (December 13, 1900 – September 9, 1979) was an American novelist, war reporter, and screenwriter born in Marion, Indiana.
Joel Grover Sayre died on September 9, 1979, a year after he had moved to Taftsville, Vermont to be with Jeanette Lowe, a life-long friend. He was survived by his daughter, journalist, author and film critic Nora Sayre (1932-2001).
- Writer
- December 13, 1901
- Joel Sayre
- September 9, 1979
Sep 14, 1979 · Joel Sayre, the swashbuckling reporter and war correspondent who was the chief script writer for “Gunga Din,” died of heart failure Sunday in Taftsville, Vt., where he lived. He was...
Feb 12, 2021 · The House Without a Roof is a remarkably light and sane account of a dark and crazy time, which is a tribute to the character of both the Hofmanns and Joel Sayre. Though none of his work is in print today, Sayre was considered one of the very best of The New Yorker’s exceptional team of reporters.
Joel Sayre Papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. Request an in-person research appointment. The papers reflect the life and career of Joel G. Sayre (1900-1979), journalist, author, screenwriter and foreign correspondent.
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Joel is a self-taught wood sculptor and designer born and raised in Seattle, now living in the hills outside Duvall, WA. After studying furniture making at the Wood Construction Center in Seattle, Joel gradually drifted away from furniture towards sculpting wood as he learned his mind and personality are better suited to the free-form process.
