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Eugène Ionesco

Born on November 26, 1909

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Eugène Ionesco (French:; born Eugen Ionescu, Romanian:; 26 November 1909 – 28 March 1994) was a Romanian-French playwright who wrote mostly in French, and was one of the foremost figures of the French avant-garde theatre in the 20th century.

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