Sayre, Nora.

Nora Sayre (1932-2001) was a journalist, author, and critic whose work focused on American culture, politics and society during the Cold War era.

Her parents, Joel G. Sayre and Gertrude Lynahan Sayre, were professional writers whose circle of friends included Edmund Wilson and Walker Evans. Sayre worked as a journalist in Paris and London for several years following graduation from Radcliffe College. She wrote articles and reviews for many publications, including New Statesman and The New Yorker, and was film critic for The New York Times, 1973-1975. Her books include Previous Convictions: A Journey through the 1950s; Running Time: Films of the Cold War; Sixties Going on Seventies; and On the Wing: a Young American Abroad, recalling her youth and life in London during the 1950s. Sayre lectured widely and taught courses on non-fiction writing.

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