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Alejandro Casona

Born March 3, 1903 Died September 17, 1965 (Age 62)Besullo, Allande, Principality of Asturias, Kingdom of Spain [now Spain]45 Credits

Alejandro Rodríguez Álvarez, known as Alejandro Casona (23 March 1903 – 17 September 1965) was a Spanish poet and playwright born in Besullo, Spain, a member of the Generation of '27. Casona received his bachelor's degree in Gijon and later studied at the University of Murcia. After Franco's rise in 1936, he was forced, like many Spanish intellectuals, to leave Spain. He lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina until April 1…

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Alejandro Casona

Born March 3, 1903 Died September 17, 1965 (Age 62)Besullo, Allande, Principality of Asturias, Kingdom of Spain [now Spain]45 Credits

Alejandro Rodríguez Álvarez, known as Alejandro Casona (23 March 1903 – 17 September 1965) was a Spanish poet and playwright born in Besullo, Spain, a member of the Generation of '27. Casona received his bachelor's degree in Gijon and later studied at the University of Murcia. After Franco's rise in 1936, he was forced, like many Spanish intellectuals, to leave Spain. He lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina until April 1…