James Cheasty
James Cheasty was born in Waterford in 1928. He is the author of a novel, The Captive (Dublin, 1965),
and several plays, including A Stranger Came (Dublin, Progress House, 1956 [foreword by Teresa Deevey and notes on production]); The Lost Years (1958); Francey (Dublin, The Olympia Theatre, 1962, Illsley-McCabe Productions [Irish translation, 1964]);
All Set for Birmingham (Portlaw, Co. Waterford, Volturna Press, 1970); and Prisoners of Silence (1971).