About Oliver Sayler
Lived 1887 – 1958 (aged 70). Oliver Sayler was an American theatre critic, theatrologist, historian and writer.
Oliver Martin Sayler (23 October 1887 - 19 October 1958) was an American theater critic and writer. He was an authority on Russian theatre under the communists. In the 1920s, he and his business partner, Marjorie Barkentin, became Morris Gest's press agents, a position they held until Gest's death in 1942.
Selected publications Russia, White or Red (1919) The Russian Theatre under the Revolution (1920) (revised and republished in 1922 as The Russian Theatre) Our American Theatre (1923) Max Reinhardt and His Theatre (1924) Inside the Moscow Art Theatre (1925) Revolt in the Arts : a survey of the creation, distribution and appreciation of art in America (1930)
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Who was Oliver Sayler?
1887-1958
When was Oliver Sayler born?
Oliver Sayler was born on 23 October 1887.
When did Oliver Sayler die?
Oliver Sayler died on 19 October 1958.
What was Oliver Sayler's occupation?
Oliver Sayler was a theatre critic, theatrologist, historian and writer.
What nationality was Oliver Sayler?
Oliver Sayler was American.
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