Behan,Brendan Francis

Behan,Brendan Francis
Be·han (bēʹən), Brendan Francis. 1923-1964.
Irish writer whose early association with the Irish Republican Army and experiences in prison influenced his works, including the play The Quare Fellow (1954) and the autobiographical Borstal Boy (1958).

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  • Brendan Behan — 1960 Brendan Francis Aidan Behan, irisch: Breandán Ó Beacháin (* 9. Februar 1923 in Dublin; † 20. März 1964 ebenda) war einer der bedeutendsten irischen Dramatiker und Schriftsteller des 20. Jahrhunderts sowie Journalist und IRA Aktivist …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Brendan Behan — Infobox Writer name = Brendan Francis Behan imagesize = 150px caption = Brendan Behan with Jackie Gleason pseudonym = birthname = birthdate = birth date|1923|2|9|mf=y birthplace = Dublin deathdate = death date and age|1964|3|20|1923|2|9|mf=y… …   Wikipedia

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