Sam Marcy

Sam Marcy
Chairman of the Workers World Party
In office
1959 – February 1, 1998
Personal details
Born1911
Died (aged 86)
PartyWorkers World Party (after 1959)
Other political
affiliations
Communist Party USA (until 1940s)
Socialist Workers Party (1940s–1959)
SpouseDorothy Ballan
Occupation
  • Political activist
  • writer
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Sam Ballan (1911 – February 1, 1998), known by his pen name Sam Marcy, was an American lawyer, writer, historian, and Trotskyist activist of the post-World War II era. He co-founded the Workers World Party in 1959 and served as its chairperson until his death.