Joel Sayre
Joel Sayre | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 13, 1900 Marion, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | September 9, 1979 (aged 78) Taftsville, Vermont, U.S. |
| Occupations | Reporter, screenwriter, novelist |
| Notable work | Gunga Din (1939) |
| Spouse |
Gertrude Lynahan
(m. 1930; died 1960) |
| Children | 1; Nora |
Joel Grover Sayre Jr. (December 13, 1900 – September 9, 1979) was an American reporter, screenwriter, and novelist. During Prohibition, he was a crime reporter for the New York Herald Tribune. He later served as a World War II correspondent for The New Yorker. In his time in Hollywood, he was best known as chief script writer for the successful 1939 film Gunga Din.