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BECKETT SAMUEL: (1906-1989)

BECKETT SAMUEL: (1906-1989) Irish novelist and playwright, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1969. A.L.S., Sam, to the verso of a vintage picture postcard of the steps leading to the Monument to the Unknown Hero at Mount Avala, Belgrade, 11th July 1958, to Deryk Mendel. Beckett writes a brief message to update his friend on travel arrangements, ´On tomorrow to Zagreb to join Roger & Nicole near Fiume (i.e. Rijeka)´ , and concludes by sending his affectionate greetings. At the foot of the letter appear two brief notes in French, ´On se revenu´ (Translation: ´We´ll be back´) signed by Beckett´s lover and future wife, Suzanne Dechevaux-Dumesnil, and ´Ca Va. Et toi!´ (Translation: ´How are you. And you!´) signed by the French actor Jean Martin. VG Deryk Mendel (1920-2013) British ballet dancer, choreographer, actor and director, a friend of Beckett. The playwright wrote the short play Act Without Words I in 1956 for Mendel and the dancer first performed the mime at the Royal Court Theatre in London on 3rd April 1957. Jean Martin (1922-2009) French actor, best known for originating two roles in Samuel Beckett´s most famous plays: Lucky in Waiting for Godot, and Clov in Endgame.

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BECKETT SAMUEL: (1906-1989)

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