Sally Belfrage

Sally Belfrage (October 4, 1936 – March 14, 1994) was an American-born, British-based 20th century non-fiction writer and international journalist. Her writing covered The Troubles in Northern Ireland, and the U.S. Civil Rights Movement.

Life and work Sally Mary Caroline Belfrage was born in Hollywood, California, on 4 October 1936. and worked in 1957 for the Foreign Languages Publishing House in Moscow. Flowers of Emptiness: Reflections on an Ashram (1981), Un-American Activities: A Memoir of the Fifties (1995), and Freedom Summer (1999). In 1969, she signed a war tax resistance vow, along with 447 other American writers and editors. It was published in the January 30, 1969 edition of the New York Post.

Personal life Marriage and family In 1965, Belfrage married Bernard Pomerance who was best known for his play, The Elephant Man. They had two children: Eve Pomerance, a casting director, screenwriter and producer in Hollywood, and Moby Pomerance, a playwright and screenwriter.

Her brother was Nicolas Belfrage, a Master of Wine and wine critic. Her uncle was Bruce Belfrage, a BBC newsreader during World War II, and her great-uncle was Bryan Powley, an actor.