Samuel Beckett Biography

Samuel Beckett biography

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NAME: Samuel Beckett
OCCUPATION: Writer
BIRTH DATE: April 13, 1906
DEATH DATE: December 22, 1989
EDUCATION: Trinity College
PLACE OF BIRTH: Foxrock, Dublin, Ireland
PLACE OF DEATH: Paris, France
Full Name: Samuel Barclay Beckett

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20th century Irish novelist, playwright and poet Samuel Beckett penned the play Waiting for Godot. In 1969, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

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Samuel Beckett was born on April 13, 1906, in Dublin, Ireland. During the 1930s and 1940s he wrote his first novels and short stories. He wrote a trilogy of novels in the 1950s as well as famous plays like Waiting for Godot. In 1969 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. His later works included poetry and short story collections and novellas. He died on December 22, 1989 in Paris, France.