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Brendan Behan
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Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, and playwright (1923-1964)
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Brendan Behan (1923–1964) was an Irish writer, poet, journalist, and songwriter. Born in Dublin, he was a citizen of the Republic of Ireland and was educated at the Dublin Institute of Technology. His work focused on drama, literature, and poetry, and he wrote in both English and Irish. Behan was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play.
He is the author of works including *The hostage*, *An giall*, *Confessions of an Irish rebel*, *Die Geisel*, and *Brendan Behan's New York*. Behan was convicted of attempted murder. He died of diabetes in Dublin in 1964 and was buried in Glasnevin Cemetery. His native name was Breandán Ó Beacháin.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1923
- Died
- 1964
- Works
- 54
Top works
- Die Geisel
- Confessions of an Irish rebel
- The hostage
- An giall
- Brendan Behan's New York
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Writing
Brendan Behan (1923-1964) was an Irish writer, one of the most popular Irish literary figures in his time. A former political militant, he spent much of his youth in prison. After his release, he established himself as a playwright, writing in both English and Irish. He had a lifelong struggle with alcoholism, leading to his death at the age of forty-one. His memoir Borstal Boy and play The Quare…
Known for
- Brendan Behan: The Roaring Boy — Himself2014
- A Hungry Feeling: The Life and Death of Brendan Behan — Self1988
- Omnibus — Self1967
- Small World — Self1958
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar — Self1957
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Ireland
- Active from
- 1923
- Active to
- 1964
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,849
- Total plays
- 9,160
Tags
Brendan Francis Behan (Irish: Breandán Ó Beacháin) (9 February 1923 – 20 March 1964) was an Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, and playwright who wrote in both Irish and English. He was also an Irish republican and a volunteer in the Irish Republican Army. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Brendan+Behan">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,794x
- Antiinflammatory Therapy with Canakinumab for Atherosclerotic Disease
· 2017 · cited 8,625x
- LD Score regression distinguishes confounding from polygenicity in genome-wide association studies
· 2015 · cited 5,889x
- High-yield production of graphene by liquid-phase exfoliation of graphite
· 2008 · cited 5,798x
- Clustering by Passing Messages Between Data Points
· 2007 · cited 5,509x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “When I came back to Dublin, I was courtmartialled in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.”
- “He was born an Englishman and remained one for years.”
- “An author's first duty is to let down his country.”
- “There's no bad publicity except an obituary.”
- “The sun was in mind to come out but having a look at the weather it was in lost heart and went back again.”
- “It's not that the Irish are cynical. It's rather that they have a wonderful lack of respect for everything and everybody.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Born
- Brendan Francis Aidan Behan , ( 1923-02-09 ) 9 February 1923, Dublin , Ireland
- Died
- 20 March 1964 (1964-03-20) (aged 41), Dublin, Ireland
- Occupation
- Writer
- Period
- 1942–1964
- Genre
- Poet, novelist, playwright
- Subject
- Irish republican struggle, often autobiographical
- Notable works
- The Quare Fellow , The Hostage , Borstal Boy
- Spouse
- Beatrice ffrench Salkeld ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1955 )
- Children
- Blanaid Behan
- Parents
- Stephen Behan (father), Kathleen Behan (mother)
- Relatives
- Dominic Behan (brother), Brian Behan (brother)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Brendan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Ireland
- Place of birth
- Dublin
- Place of death
- Dublin
- Sibling
- Dominic Behan
- Occupation
- playwright
- Educated at
- Dublin Institute of Technology
- Languages spoken
- Irish
- Field of work
- poetry
- Image
- Brendan Behan and Jackie Gleason NYWTS.jpg
- Convicted of
- attempted murder
Show 9 more facts
- place of burial
- Glasnevin Cemetery
- Commons category
- Brendan Behan
- date of birth
- 1923-02-09
- date of death
- 1964-03-20
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- diabetes
- writing language
- Irish
- name in native language
- Breandán Ó Beacháin
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Play
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
~25 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Brendan Francis Aidan Behan (christened Francis Behan) (/ˈbiːən/ BEE-ən; Irish: Breandán Ó Beacháin; 9 February 1923 – 20 March 1964) was an Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright, and Irish Republican, an activist who wrote in both English and Irish. His widely acknowledged alcohol dependence, despite attempts to treat it, impacted his creative capacities and contributed to health and social problems which curtailed his artistic output and finally his life. He is widely regarded as one of Ireland's greatest writers.
An Irish Republican and a volunteer in the Irish Republican Army (IRA), Behan was born in Dublin into a staunchly republican family, becoming a member of the IRA's youth organization Fianna Éireann at the age of fourteen. There was also a strong emphasis on Irish history and culture in his home, which meant he was steeped in literature and patriotic ballads from an early age. At the age of 16, Behan joined the IRA, which led to his serving time in a borstal youth prison in the United Kingdom and imprisonment in Ireland. During this time, he took it upon himself to study and became a fluent speaker of the Irish language. Subsequently released from prison as part of a general amnesty given by the Fianna Fáil government in 1946, Behan moved between homes in Dublin, Kerry and Connemara and also resided in Paris for a time.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Brendan Behan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.