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Ninety-seven saint days a year wouldn't affect the theater, but two Yom Kippurs would ruin it.

Brendan Behan

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Brendan Behan
Age: 41 †
Born: 1923
Born: February 9
Died: 1964
Died: March 20
Journalist
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Dublin city
Brendan Francis Aidan Behan
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