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Irish Playwright, Poet & Novelist!
Brendan Behan
| Irish playwright Date of Birth: 09.02.1923 Country: Ireland |
Content:
- Biography of Brendan Behan
- Early Life
- Writing Career and Political Involvement
- Later Life and Legacy
Biography of Brendan Behan
Brendan Francis Behan was an Irish poet, writer, novelist, and playwright who wrote in both the Irish and English languages.
He was also an Irish nationalist and a voluntary member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA).
Early Life
Brendan Francis Behan was born on February 9, 1923, in central Dublin, to a working-class family.
He lived in a house on Russell Street, owned by his grandmother Christine English, who had some property in the area.
Brendan behan biography of mahatma
His uncle Peadar Kearney, the author of the Irish national anthem, lived nearby. Brendan's father, Stephen Behan, was a painter and an active participant in the Irish War of Independence. Instead of reading fairy tales, he would read his sons works of classic literature by Émile Zola, John Galsworthy, and Guy de