Paul Smith (Irish writer): Difference between revisions

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 and Gate Theatres in Dublin. He went to [[London]] in the 50s and 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.<ref name=boy>{{cite book |title= A Dictionary of Irish Biography |last= Boylan|first= Henry |year=1999 |publisher= Gill and Macmillan|location= Dublin|isbn= 0-7171-2945-4}}</ref>