William Butler Yeats(1865-1939)

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William Butler Yeats

William Butler Yeats was born on 13 June 1865 in Sandymount, County Dublin, Ireland, UK [now Republic of Ireland]. He was a writer, known for Valentines. A Bouquet of Letters and Poetry of Lovers (1994), Chapter One: The Call and Echoes. He was married to Georgiana Hyde-Lees. He died on 28 January 1939 in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France.

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Valentines. A Bouquet of Letters and Poetry of Lovers (1994)

Valentines. A Bouquet of Letters and Poetry of Lovers

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Video

Writer

1994

Echoes

TV Series

Writer

Colette (2018)

6.7

Soundtrack

2018

Credits

Writer

Feu! Chatterton - Avant qu'il n'y ait le monde (Live acoustique)
Video
- poem
- 2021
The Second Coming
Short
- poem
- 2021
The Second Coming
Short
- Writer
- 2017
The Second Coming Vol.2
6.8
- poem
- 2017
The Second Coming
5.5
- poem (as W.B. Yeats)
- 2015
Dust to Dust
Short
- adaptation
- 2015
Baby Einstein: Baby Shakespeare World of Poetry
7.8
Video
- "The Cat and the Moon"
- 1999
Talk of Angels
5.8
- poem "Down by the Salley Gardens" (uncredited)
- 1998
Ceremony of Innocence
Video Game
- with excerpts from
- 1997
Those Images That Yet Fresh Images Beget
Short
- quotation
- 1997
Valentines. A Bouquet of Letters and Poetry of Lovers
10
Video
- Writer
- 1994
Words Upon the Window Pane
6.3
- play
- 1994
Survival Earth
3.0
TV Movie
- poetry (as W.B. Yeats)
- 1985
Japanese Noh Drama at the University of Sydney
Video
- play: At the Hawk's Well
- 1984
... nur noch Gewölk ...
7.0
TV Short
- title inspired by
- 1977

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Personal details

Official site
- Nobel Prize site
Alternative name
- W.B. Yeats
Born
- June 13, 1865
- Sandymount, County Dublin, Ireland, UK [now Republic of Ireland]
Died
- January 28, 1939
- Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
Spouse
- Georgiana Hyde-LeesOctober 21, 1917 - January 28, 1939 (his death)
Other works
Playwright: "The Countess Cathleen". In 1898 it was he first play produced by the Irish Literary Theatre (which, after a 1904 reorganization, became the Abbey Theatre). Yeats was a co-founder.
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Irish poet and playwright (26 plays).

Quotes
Why should we honor those that die upon the field of battle? A man may show as reckless a courage in entering into the abyss of himself.

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When did William Butler Yeats die?
January 28, 1939
How old was William Butler Yeats when he died?
73 years old
Where did William Butler Yeats die?
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
When was William Butler Yeats born?
June 13, 1865
Where was William Butler Yeats born?
Sandymount, County Dublin, Ireland, UK (now Republic of Ireland)

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