Paul Smith (4 October 1920, Dublin, Ireland â€" 11 January 1997,
Dublin) was an Irish writer and playwright.Smith was born near
Charlemont Street in Dublin, the son of a wheelwright. He became
involved with the Gate Theatre at 16 years of age. In Ireland he
worked as a costume maker and designer in the Abbey Theatre and Gate
Theatre, both in Dublin. He went to London in the 50s and then on to
Sweden, where he started writing. He then moved to America and soon
after to Australia, where he settled in Melbourne for some years.
While there he wrote The Countrywoman (1962), The Stubborn Season
(1962), and 'Stravanga (1963). He returned to Dublin in 1972 where he
remained until he died on 11 January 1997.[1]He was awarded the
American Irish Foundation Literary Award in 1978, and was a member of
Aosdána, an Irish association of artists.[2]
Dublin) was an Irish writer and playwright.Smith was born near
Charlemont Street in Dublin, the son of a wheelwright. He became
involved with the Gate Theatre at 16 years of age. In Ireland he
worked as a costume maker and designer in the Abbey Theatre and Gate
Theatre, both in Dublin. He went to London in the 50s and then on to
Sweden, where he started writing. He then moved to America and soon
after to Australia, where he settled in Melbourne for some years.
While there he wrote The Countrywoman (1962), The Stubborn Season
(1962), and 'Stravanga (1963). He returned to Dublin in 1972 where he
remained until he died on 11 January 1997.[1]He was awarded the
American Irish Foundation Literary Award in 1978, and was a member of
Aosdána, an Irish association of artists.[2]
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