Sean O’Casey

  • Born

    Born

    Dublin, Ireland
  • Second class prize

    Oral proficiency in Holy Scripture
  • Work

    At age 14 worked as a stockroom labourer and in newspaper distribution. At that time he had an eye disease that caused poor vision (trachoma)
  • Wife

    Wife

    Eileen O’Casey
  • Period: to

    Irish War of Independence

    O'Casey lived through the war in Dublin, and they provided the raw material for his famous "Dublin trilogy" of plays.
  • The shadow of a Gunman

    The shadow of a Gunman

    Began to playwright the theater production. it was about mistaken identity and the devastating collision or romantic ideals with the harsh realities of war
  • Juno and the paycock

    Juno and the paycock

    The impoverished Boyle family in a Dublin tenement
  • England

    England

    Moved to England after the Abbey Theatre rejected his play “The Silver Tassie”.
  • Hawthornden Prize

    For his play Juno and the Paycock
  • The Plough and the Stars

    The Plough and the Stars

    Shows the clash between revolutionary ideals and the harsh realities of war and poverty
  • 1st Boy

    1st Boy

    Breon O’Casey
  • Within the gates

    Within the gates

    Alienation, mortality, and the search for meaning
  • 1st Girl

    1st Girl

    Shivaun O’Casey
  • Purple dust

    Purple dust

    Two English expatriates who try to renovate an old Irish manor to escape WW2
  • The stars turn red

    The stars turn red

    Conflict between communist and fascist forces in an unnamed country that resembles Dublin
  • Newspaper Guild of New York's "Page One Award“

    For his autobiographical writings
  • Period: to

    Nobel Prize

    He was nominated in Literature nominations ten times, but did not win.
  • Honorary Degree

    From Durham University for being a significant Irish playwright
  • Honorary Degree

    From Trinity college as an Irish playwright whose works chronicled the experiences of the working class and explored themes of Irish nationalism and social justice
  • Died

    Died

    Torquay, United Kingdom
    Heart attack at age 84