Jacinto Benavente, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jacinto Benavente

Spanish writer

Date of Birth: 12-Aug-1866

Place of Birth: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Date of Death: 14-Jul-1954

Profession: writer, poet, politician, playwright, journalist

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Jacinto Benavente y Martínez (12 August 1866 – 14 July 1954) was one of the foremost Spanish dramatists of the 20th century.
He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1922 "for the happy manner in which he has continued the illustrious traditions of the Spanish drama".