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When did Samuel Beckett win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
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Samuel Beckett
Irish playwright, author, and critic Samuel Beckett, known for his plays on existential themes, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969.
Samuel Beckett, the Irish playwright and author, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969.12
True to his private nature, while he accepted the honor, he declined to travel to Stockholm for the ceremonies to avoid delivering a public speech.2