Saunders Lewis

Playwright

Birthday October 15, 1893

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE Sep 1, 1985 (91)

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About

Welsh playwright, poet, critic, and nationalist activist who is known for such plays as Esther.

Before Fame

He studied at Liverpool University and served in the Welsh military during World War I.

Trivia

He was nominated for the 1970 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Family Life

He was born into a Welsh family in England and spent most of his youth in Merseyside.

Associated With

He translated Samuel Beckett's absurdist play Waiting for Godot into Welsh.