Jacinto Benavente

1866 - 1954

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genre: dramaturgy, theatre

country of citizenship: Spain

languages spoken, written or signed: Spanish

educated at: Complutense University of Madrid

occupation: playwright, journalist, writer, politician, poet, film director, lawyer

award received: Nobel Prize in Literature, Hijo Predilecto de Madrid, Grand cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso XII, Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise, Medal of Work Merit, Mariano de Cavia' Price, Gold Medal of Work Merit

position held: member of the Congress of Deputies

Jacinto Benavente y Martínez (12 August 1866 – 14 July 1954) was one of the foremost Spanish dramatists of the 20th century. He was awarded the 1922 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the happy manner in which he has continued the illustrious traditions of the Spanish drama". Source: Wikipedia (en)