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Also Known As Brendan Francis Behan
Born February 9, 1923 • Dublin • Ireland
Died March 20, 1964 (aged 41) • Dublin • Ireland
Notable Works “Borstal Boy” • “The Hostage” • “The Quare Fellow”
Movement / Style Theatre of the Absurd

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