| Full Name |
Samuel Barclay Beckett |
| Date of Birth |
13 April 1906 |
| Place of Birth |
Foxrock, County Dublin, Ireland |
| Date of Death |
22 December 1989 |
| Place of Death |
Paris, France |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
Irish |
| Education |
Trinity College Dublin |
| Profession |
Playwright, Novelist, Poet, Theatre Director |
| Years of Activity |
1929-1989 |
| Brief Information |
Samuel Beckett was an Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theatre director, and poet. He was a central figure in the Theatre of the Absurd. His work, often bleak and tragicomic, explored the human condition and existential themes. |