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William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

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Cormac McCarthy named his most famous novel, "No Country For Old Men", after the first line of Yeats' Iconic poem "Sailing to Byzantium". See more trivia »
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Known For

Dancing at Lughnasa
Dancing at Lughnasa Writer
(1998)
Dasepo sonyo
Dasepo sonyo Soundtrack
(2006)
Oedipus Rex
Oedipus Rex Writer
(1957)
Words Upon the Window Pane
Words Upon the Window Pane Writer
(1994)
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 2017 The Second Coming Vol.2 (poem)
 2015 The Second Coming (poem - as W.B. Yeats)
 2015/II Dust to Dust (Short) (adaptation)
 1998 Talk of Angels (poem "Down by the Salley Gardens" - uncredited)
 1998 Dancing at Lughnasa (poem "Down by the Salley Gardens" - as W.B. Yeats)
 1997 Ceremony of Innocence (Video Game) (with excerpts from)
 1997 Those Images That Yet Fresh Images Beget (Short) (quotation)
 1977 ... nur noch Gewölk ... (TV Short) (title inspired by)
 1976 Teatro Club (TV Series) (play - 1 episode)
- El unicornio de las estrellas (1976) ... (play)
 1973 Høgejumfruen (TV Movie) (texts - as W.B. Yeats)
 1966 Näyttelijäkuningatar (TV Movie) (play "The Player Queen")
 1965 Deirdre (TV Movie) (story)
 1957 Oedipus Rex (English translation)
 1948 The Land of Heart's Desire (TV Short) (play - as W.B. Yeats)
 1946 The Words Upon the Window Pane (TV Movie) (play by - as W.B. Yeats)
 1938 Deirdre (TV Movie) (play - as W.B. Yeats)
 1938 The Words Upon the Window Pane (TV Movie) (as W.B. Yeats)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Collection: "The Collected Plays of William Butler Yeats" (published posthumously). See more »

Publicity Listings:

6 Print Biographies | 2 Portrayals | 1 Article | See more »

Alternate Names:

W.B. Yeats
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Personal Quote:

Too long a sacrifice can make a stone of the heart. See more »

Trivia:

He allegedly declined a British knighthood in 1915. See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini
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