Joel Sayre | |
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Born |
Marion, Indiana, U.S. |
December 13, 1900
Died | September 9, 1979 Taftsville, Vermont, U.S. |
(aged 78)
Occupation | screenwriter |
Joel Sayre (December 13, 1900 – September 9, 1979) was an American novelist, war reporter, and screenwriter born in Marion, Indiana. He was the chief screenwriter for the 1939 film Gunga Din. He died on the September 9, 1979 of heart failure.
His daughter was the film critic and essayist, Nora Sayre.