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Born 1912 • Ireland
Died January 1, 1968 (aged 56) • Dublin • Ireland
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James Joyce wearing a dark suit, light tie, round glasses, and a hat, looking to the side outdoors in Zurich, Switzerland.
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Irish author
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
Irish dramatist and critic
William Butler Yeats seated, wearing round glasses and a textured jacket, looking directly at the camera in a black and white portrait from around 1923.
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Irish author and poet
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Irish writer
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Irish author
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British poet
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Irish poet
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British dramatist
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English author
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English actor, poet, and producer
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British author
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British poet

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