Dramatist Samuel Beckett

Samuel Beckett

Living place: Ireland

Birthday: 13-4-1906

Global rank: #36063

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Who is Dramatist Samuel Beckett?
The Irish postmodern writer is best known for his silly turns, Waiting for Godot and Endgame, and for novels like Molloy, Malone Dies and The Unnamable. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1969. He received
Croix de Guerre in 1945 for his efforts on behalf of the World War II-era French Resistance.
 
 

Young / Before famous

As a young boy, he was a skilled athlete, and he went on to play cricket at Trinity College, Dublin. He began his literary career by publishing important studies of the works of James Joyce and Marcel Proust.

Family life info

He was born in Dublin, Ireland to William Frank Beckett and Maria Jones Roe. In 1961, he married a French woman named Suzanne Dechevaux-Dumesnil, and he also had a lasting affair with BBC editor Barbara Bray.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Dramatist Samuel Beckett?
He was an admirer of Buster Keaton, and he went on to cast Keaton in a silent film he wrote was simply titled "the movie."

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When was Dramatist Samuel Beckett born?
Samuel Beckett was born in 13-4-1906, death year is , at the age of 118.
Where is Dramatist Samuel Beckett's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Samuel Beckett was born in . is a Dramatist, whose Zodiac is Aries, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Horse. Samuel Beckett's global rank is 36063 and whose rank is 12 in list of famous Dramatist.
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Events in 1906 and 13-4

Events in the world in the birth year of Samuel Beckett

  • Roald Amundsen, Norwegian explorer, locates Magnetic North Pole.
  • Ethiopia declared independent in a tripartite pact; country is divided into British, French, and Italian spheres of influence.
  • Finland is the first European country to give women the vote.

Birthday Samuel Beckett (13-4) in history

  • Day 13-4 year 1598: King Henry IV of France issued the edicts of the city of Nantes allowing the Huguenots of France to enjoy religious tolerance.
  • Day 13-4 year 1742: The hymn Handel's Messiah was performed publicly for the first time in Dublin, Ireland.
  • Day 13-4 year 1964: Sidney Poitier became the first African American to win the Academy Award for best actor.
  • Day 13-4 year 1970: Apollo 13 announced "Houston, we've got a problem," when an oxygen tank burst on the way to the Moon.
  • Day 13-4 year 1975: Civil War began in Lebanon when gunmen killed 4 Christian Phalangists who retaliated by killing 27 Palestinians.
  • Day 13-4 year 1997: Tiger Woods became the youngest person to win the Masters Tournament and the first of African descent to win a major golf title.
  • Day 13-4 year 2004: Barry Bonds hit his 661st homer, passing Willie Mays to take third place on the lifetime list.
  • Day 13-4 year 2012: Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3, a North Korean Earth observation satellite, exploded shortly after its launch. The U.S. and other countries called the launch a violation of United Nations Security Council rules.
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