Born in Fuente Vaqueros,
Granada,
Spain, June 5,
1898; died near
Granada, August 19,
1936. He was murdered by the
Nationalists at the start of the
Spanish Civil War.
He was a poet, playwright and surrealist artist. His most famous plays are Bodas de Sangre (Blood Wedding) which has recently been performed as a flamenco ballet, and La casa de Bernarda Alba (The House of Bernarda Alba)
which (I think) was a BBC television production a few years ago.
He was homosexual.
He was a lifelong friend and rumored lover of Salvador Dalí.