What is Eugène Ionesco?
'''Eugène Ionesco''' (26 November 1909 – 28 March 1994) was a [[Romania]]n [[playwright]]. He wrote in [[French language|French]]. He was born in [[Slatina]], [[Romania]]. He was one of the most important people in French [[avant-garde]] [[theatre]]. His best-known play is ''La Cantatrice Chauve'' (''[[The Bald Soprano]]''). It has often been acted on stage and has been on TV. On April 30, 1973, Ionesco received the [[Jerusalem Prize]], In 1974 he was given an [[Honorary degree|honorary]] [[Doctorate|doctorate degree]] by the [[University of Warwick]] in [[Coventry]], [[England]].<ref name=Ionesco14>''Eugene Ionesco'', ed. Harold Bloom (Philadelphia, PA: Chelsea, 2009), p. 14</ref> A year later he received a second honorary doctorate from the [[University of Tel Aviv]].<ref name=Ionesco14/> He died at age 84 on 28 March 1994. He is buried in the [[Cimetière du Montparnasse]] in [[Paris]]. Many books have been written about Ionesco. == References == {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ionesco, Eugene}} [[Category:1909 births]] [[Category:1994 deaths]] [[Category:Romanian writers]] [[Category:Playwrights]] {{bio-stub}}