Jacinto Benavente
August 12, 1866 –July 14, 1954
Playwright, Journalist, Writer, Politician, Poet, Film director
Lived 87 years
- Born in
- Madrid
- Passed away in
- Madrid
Jacinto Benavente y Martínez (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈθinto βenaˈβente]; 12 August 1866 – 14 July 1954) was one of the foremost Spanish dramatists of the 20th century. He was awarded the 1922 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the happy manner in which he has continued the illustrious traditions of the Spanish drama".
Awards: Nobel Prize in Literature, Dearest Son of Madrid, Grand cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso XII, Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise, Medal of Work Merit, Mariano de Cavia' Price, Gold Medal of Work Merit Education: Complutense University of Madrid
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