Walter Macken (3 May 1915 – 22 April 1967;[1] Irish: Uaitéar Ó Maicín), was born in Galway, Ireland.
Walter Macken was originally an actor, principally with the Taibhdhearc (where he met his wife, Peggy)[2] in Galway, and The Abbey Theatre in Dublin.
The success of his third book, Rain on the Wind (winner of the Literary Guild award in the USA),[4] enabled him to focus his energies on writing.
He also acted in films, notably in Arthur Dreifuss' adaptation of Brendan Behan's The Quare Fellow.
He is perhaps best known for his trilogy of Irish historical novels Seek the Fair Land, The Silent People and The Scorching Wind.