Samuel Beckett
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 35 years ago |
| Date of birth | April 13,1906 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Date of died | December 22,1989 |
| Died | Paris |
| France | |
| Books | Malone Dies |
| First Love | |
| How It Is | |
| Molloy | |
| Murphy | |
| The Unnamable | |
| Watt | |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Literature |
| Obie Award for Playwriting | |
| Obie Award for Distinguished Plays | |
| Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 | |
| Obie Award for Best Foreign Play | |
| Obie Award for Best Play | |
| New York Drama Critics' Circle Special Citation | |
| Spouse | Suzanne Dechevaux-Dumesnil |
| Parents | William Frank Beckett |
| Maria Jones Roe | |
| Plays | Waiting for Godot |
| Endgame | |
| Happy Days | |
| Play | |
| Breath | |
| Born | Foxrock |
| Ireland | |
| Full name | Samuel Barclay Beckett |
| Influences | James Joyce |
| Albert Camus | |
| Jean-Paul Sartre | |
| Oscar Wilde | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 407739 |
Samuel Beckett Life story
Samuel Barclay Beckett was an Irish novelist, dramatist, short story writer, theatre director, poet, and literary translator. His literary and theatrical work features bleak, impersonal and tragicomic experiences of life, often coupled with black comedy and nonsense.
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Leonard Fenton: EastEnders actor who played Dr Legg dies aged 95
Actor Leonard Fenton , who played Dr Harold Legg in Eastenders , has died at the Age Of 95, His Family have announced.
Fenton appeared in The First episode of Eastenders in February 1985 and his last scene came in 2019.
He left the soap but returned in 2018 to help his character's close friend Dot Cotton , played by June Brown .
A statement from His Family said he would be " missed Beyond Words " and that they were " heartbroken. "
" He worked in TV and film and his long stage career included time at the National Theatre and most recently The Royal Shakespeare Company, " The Family statement noted.
" He felt privileged to have worked with some of the greats of The Theatre , including Samuel Beckett , Orson Welles and Jonathan Miller . "
Adding: " His passion for painting and singing pre-dated his acting career and was equally as important to him. He will be missed Beyond Words by His Family . We feel incredibly lucky to have been able to be with him as his health worsened towards The End - a privilege denied to so many during these Tough Times . "
The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.An Eastenders spokesman said the soap team was " deeply saddened" to hear The News of his death.
" Since appearing in the very first episode of Eastenders , Leonard created a truly iconic character in Doctor Legg who will always be remembered, " He Said .
" Our Love and thoughts are with Leonard's family and friends. "
Fenton appeared in a total of 267 episodes of Eastenders .
Source of news: bbc.com
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