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Seamus Heaney(1939-2013)

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  • Actor
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Seamus Heaney
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 previously married to Marie Devlin. He died on 30 August 2013 in Dublin, Ireland.
BornApril 13, 1939
DiedAugust 30, 2013(74)
BornApril 13, 1939
DiedAugust 30, 2013(74)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win

Known for:

Aidan Quinn and Taylor Schilling in Stay (2013)
Stay
5.6
  • Writer
  • 2013
Poster for "Bye-Child" - written & directed by Bernard Mac Laverty and based on a poem by Seamus Heaney. Nominated as Best Short Film BAFTA 2003
Bye-Child
7.9
Short
  • Writer
  • 2003
Seanchaí
TV Series
  • Shane Harley
Viewpoint
TV Series
  • Writer

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Writer

  • Five Fables (2017)
    Five Fables
    • based on translation by
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2017
  • Aidan Quinn and Taylor Schilling in Stay (2013)
    Stay
    • poem "Lovers on Aran"
    • 2013
  • Poster for "Bye-Child" - written & directed by Bernard Mac Laverty and based on a poem by Seamus Heaney. Nominated as Best Short Film BAFTA 2003
    Bye-Child
    • poem of the same title by
    • Short
    • 2003
  • Something to Write Home About (1998)
    Something to Write Home About
    • writer
    • Short
    • 1998
  • Viewpoint
    • poems
    • TV Series
    • 1970

Actor

  • Seanchaí
    • Shane Harley
    • TV Series
    • 2006

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

Did you know

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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.

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