biography of Samuel BECKETT (1906-1989)

Personal data

Birth : 04/13/1906 - Dublin, Ireland
Death : 12/22/1989 - Paris, France
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : France - Ireland

Education

Trinity College – Dublin, Ireland

Professional data

Work and Life

1937:Beckett finally settled down in Paris, France.
1928 – 1930:Beckett spent two years in Paris, France as an exchange lecturer.
01/05/1953:“Waiting for Godot” is first performed in Paris, France. The play received worldwide acclaim and became the first of a series of critical successes, some of them written earlier.

Prizes

1969

1969 : The Nobel Prize in Literature – Stockholm, Sweden
Awarded by : The Nobel Foundation – Sturegatan 14 – Stockholm, Sweden

Other professions

Writer – Theatre

Group Exhibitions (Selected)

Group exhibitions

2001

Platea dell’ Umanità – 49° Biennale di Venezia
Giardini di Castello / Arsenale – Venice VE, Italy
06/10/2001 – 11/04/2001

Bibliography (Selected)

By the artist

Books

1990

Samuel Beckett: the Complete Dramatic Works
Publisher: Faber and Faber Ltd. – 3 Queen’s Square – London, United Kingdom
1990
ISBN : 0571144861

1972

Waiting for Godot
Publisher: Faber and Faber Ltd. – 3 Queen’s Square – London, United Kingdom
1972
ISBN : 0571058086

1966

Happy Days
Publisher: Faber and Faber Ltd. – 3 Queen’s Square – London, United Kingdom
1966
ISBN : 0571066534