Ireland writers as Charles Kickham, William Carleton, and (in collaboration) Edith Somerville and Violet Florence Martin. The playwright and poet Oscar Wilde, noted for his epigrams, was born in Ireland. In the 20th century, Ireland produced four winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature: George Bernard Shaw, William Butler Yeats, Samuel Beckett and Seamus Heaney. Although not a Nobel Prize winner, James Joyce is widely considered to be one of the most significant writers of the 20th century. Joyce's 1922 novel "Ulysses" is considered one of the most important works of Modernist literature and his life is celebrated annually on 16
James Crawford (playwright) Wattle Dance Group. In 1969, Crawford created a play titled the "Billets or Badges" for the Queensland Centenary celebrations. This play was about the famous Tramways Strike in Brisbane during 1912 and made quite an impact among the audience. The last full-length play that Jim Crawford wrote was "The Cavern and the Tavern". Jim Crawford died on 11 November 1973 of myocardial infarction in the Greenslopes Respiration Hospital. He had no children but was survived by his wife, Pamela. Crawford was known for his good humour which was aimed at the enemies of the workers. Jim Crawford was a Realist