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Key facts
- Born
- John Casey , ( 1880-03-30 ) 30 March 1880, Dublin , County Dublin , Ireland
- Died
- 18 September 1964 (1964-09-18) (aged 84), Torquay , Devon , England
- Pen name
- Seán Ó Cathasaigh
- Occupation
- Dramatist
- Language
- English
- Spouse
- Eileen Carey Reynolds ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1927 )
- Children
- Breon O'Casey , Niall, Shivaun
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sean
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Ireland
- Place of birth
- Dublin
- Place of death
- Torquay
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- primary school
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Irish
- Genre
- tragicomedy
- Official website
- www.seanocasey.co.uk
- Image
- Sean ocasey 1924.jpg
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- P8168
- Alberto Medina
- birth name
- John Casey
- Commons category
- Sean O'Casey
- date of birth
- 1880-03-30
- date of death
- 1964-09-18
- member of
- Conradh na Gaeilge
- archives at
- Harry Ransom Center
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- cause of death
- disease
- name in kana
- ショーン・オケーシー
- place of burial
- Golders Green Crematorium
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Seán Ó Cathasaigh
- P12749
- 1989 SummerSlam
- manner of death
- natural causes
Sources (9)
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Seán O'Casey, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Seán O'Casey (Irish: Seán Ó Cathasaigh [ˈʃaːn̪ˠ oː ˈkahəsˠiː]; born John Casey; 30 March 1880 – 18 September 1964) was an Irish dramatist and memoirist. A committed socialist, he was the first Irish playwright of note to write about the struggles and experiences of the working class in Dublin. He is best known for his "Dublin Trilogy", which includes The Shadow of a Gunman (1923), Juno and the Paycock (1924) and The Plough and the Stars (1926).
Early life
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