Christopher S. Wren

Christopher Sale Wren (February 22, 1936 – February 15, 2026) was an American journalist and author. For 28 years he was a foreign correspondent for The New York Times.

Early life and education Wren was born in Hollywood, California, on February 22, 1936. His father was the actor Sam Wren and his mother was the actress Virginia Sale. In 1949, when Wren and his twin sister Virginia were young adults, they appeared in the ABC-TV television program, The Wren’s Nest, a comedy set in New York City which starred their parents.

Books Those Turbulent Sons of Freedom: Ethan Allen’s Green Mountain Boys and the American (Simon & Schuster, 2018) Walking to Vermont: From Times Square into the Green Mountains -- a Homeward Adventure (Simon & Schuster, 2004) The Cat Who Covered the World: The Adventures of Henrietta and Her Foreign Correspondent (Simon & Schuster, 2000) Hacks (Simon & Schuster, 1996) The End of the Line: The Failure of Communism in the Soviet Union and China (Simon & Schuster, 1990) Winners Got Scars Too: The Life and Legends of Johnny Cash (1973) The Super Summer of Jamie McBride (Simon & Schuster, 1970)