Died 1954-07-14.
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Jacinto Benavente
Jacinto Benavente y Martínez 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".
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culture · Spanish dramatist (1866–1954) · playwright · journalist · writer · politician · poet · film director · lawyer · also Jacinto Benavente, Benavente
Born 12 August 1866 · Died 14 July 1954 · Q83184
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1954· 6 entries
“O verdadeiro amor não se conhece pelo que exige, mas pelo que oferece.”
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“La felicidad es mejor imaginarla que tenerla.”
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“Todos creen que tener talento es cuestión de suerte; nadie piensa que la suerte puede ser cuestión de talento.”
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“Los amores son como los niños recién nacidos; hasta que lloran no se saben si viven.”
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“Muitos pensam que ter talento é sorte; a ninguém ocorre que a sorte possa ser uma questão de talento.”
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1950· 2 entries
Won Medal of Work Merit (1950).
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Won Gold Medal of Work Merit (1950).
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1948· 1 entry
Career landmark: president (1948–1954).
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1944· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise (1944).
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1936· 1 entry
Benavente's name became associated with the assassination of the Spanish poet and dramatist Federico García Lorca
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1924· 2 entries
Awarded Grand cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso XII (1924).
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Awarded Dearest Son of Madrid (1924).
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1922· 2 entries
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature — for the happy manner in which he has continued the illustrious traditions of the Spanish drama.
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Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature (1922).
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1918· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Congress of Deputies (1918–1919).
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1912· 1 entry
Career landmark: Member of the Royal Spanish Academy (1912–1946).
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1866· 1 entry
Born 1866-08-12.
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