Samuel Beckett
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1906 – Born in Dublin of Irish parents
1927 – B.A. Trinity College, Dublin
1928-29 – English reader at École Normale Supérieure, Paris
1930 – French reader at Trinity College, Dublin
1938 – Moved to France
1945 – Began writing in French
1989 – Died in Paris
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