Maurice Walsh

Maurice Walsh (2 May 1879 – 18 February 1964) was an Irish novelist, now best known for his short story "The Quiet Man", later made into the Oscar-winning film ''The Quiet Man'', directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. He was one of Ireland's best-selling authors in the 1930s.

A new musical based on his novel, ''Castle Gillian'', is currently in development by Victor Kazan (Book & Lyrics), [http://kevinpurcell.com.au Kevin Purcell] (Music) and Mark Buys (Dance Music). Provided by Wikipedia