Brendan Behan
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About
Talented Irish poet and playwright who died of alcoholism. He wrote The Quare Fellow, The Hostage, and Borstal Boy.
Before Fame
At age 13, he left school to join his father's profession as a house painter.
Trivia
He was part of the Irish Republican Army.
Family Life
He married Beatrice Salkeld in 1995.
Associated With
Veronica Lake also had difficulty with alcoholism throughout her life.
