Brendan Behan
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Brendan Francis Aidan Behan was an Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright, and Irish Republican, an activist who wrote in both English and Irish. His widely acknowledged alcohol dependen
Behan (left) with actor Jackie Gleason in 1960
Study from life of Brendan Behan by Reginald Gray, 1953 (Egg tempera on wood panel)
Grave of Brendan Behan by Clíodhna Cussen, Glasnevin, Dublin. A bronze likeness of Brendan's face was stolen from the vacant opening in 1984. It was restored in 2014.
Statue of Behan in Dublin Sculpted by John Coll
Paudge Behan
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Paudge Rodger Behan is an Irish actor and writer. Behan worked briefly as a journalist for a Dublin newspaper before turning to acting. After a series of minor film and television roles in the 1990s,
Brendan Behan
…Acclaimed Irish sculptor James Power sculpted Brendan Behan's death mask. Following his death, his widow had a son, Paudge Behan, with Cathal Goulding, Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army and the Official IRA. Behan is frequently mentioned in works of popular culture. His…
The Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, as it appeared on 20 November 2006.