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Shivaun O'Casey

“Happy Days” For O’Casey and Beckett

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
November 1987

July 1, 2026 by Leave a Comment

When Shivaun O'Casey first met Irish-born Nobel Literature Prize winner Samuel Beckett, she was a shy young girl of 16 studying acting in London. In the 32 years that have followed that meeting, she has kept in close contact with Beckett, now recognized as one of the leading 20th century playwrights, whose dark visions of life inspired a revolutionary stage movement called … [Read more...] about “Happy Days” For O’Casey and Beckett

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