Seamus Heaney(1939-2013)

Writer
Actor

Seamus Heaney was born on 13 April 1939 in Castledawson, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Stay (2013), Bye-Child (2003) and Seanchaí (2006). He was married to Marie Devlin. He died on 30 August 2013 in Dublin, Ireland.

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Awards
- 1 win

Known for

Stay

5.6

Writer

2013

Bye-Child

7.9

Short

Writer

2003

Seanchaí

TV Series

Shane Harley

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TV Series

Writer

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Writer

Five Fables
TV Mini Series
- based on translation by
- 2017
Stay
5.6
- poem "Lovers on Aran"
- 2013
Bye-Child
7.9
Short
- poem of the same title by
- 2003
Something to Write Home About
Short
- writer
- 1998
Viewpoint
TV Series
- poems
- 1970

Actor

Personal details

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Official sites
- Nobel Prize
- Official Site
Born
- April 13, 1939
- Castledawson, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK
Died
- August 30, 2013
- Dublin, Ireland
Spouse
- Marie Devlin1965 - August 30, 2013 (his death, 3 children)
Other works
Book: "Finders Keepers: Selected Prose 1971-2001"
Publicity listings
- 2 Print Biographies
- 1 Article

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Trivia
Winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Quotes
I am not a playwright. A playwright would take "Antigone" and hit it a few clouts and knock it out of shape and restructure it. My versioning was strictly verbal.