Mervyn Wall [SEP] date of birth
Mervyn Wall
Mervyn Wall (1908–1997) was an Irish writer who was born in Dublin. Wall attended Belvedere College and worked as a civil servant 1934–48, for Radio Éireann from 1948–57, and as Secretary of the Arts Council for 1957–75. His wife, Frances Feehan, was a theatre and music critic.
Career.
Wall published novels, short stories and plays, and wrote for a short-lived literary magazine, "Ireland Today".
Wall wrote two humorous fantasy novels, "The Unfortunate Fursey"
- "The renaissance man of Karori"; New Zealand Geographic, Sep/Oct 2007; n.87:p. 98-108
- "Prints charming : after years of marginalisation, artist E Mervyn Taylor is finally getting his due"; Listener, 16 Sep 2006; v.205 n.3462:p. 40
- "Wood engravings by Mervyn Taylor"; Design review, Jun/Jul 1952; v.4 n.3:p. 64-65
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