About Mário-Henrique Leiria
Lived 1923 – 1980 (aged 57). Mário-Henrique Leiria was a Portuguese poet, writer, painter, art critic and literary critic.
Mário-Henrique Leiria (1923–1980) was a Portuguese surrealist poet. Born in Lisbon, he studied at the Escola de Belas Artes. He and his fellow surrealists were involved in an absurdist plot to overthrow the dictatorship of Antonio Salazar. He is best known for his books Contos do Gin-Tonic (Gin and Tonic Tales, 1973) and Novos Contos do Gin (More Gin Tales, 1974). He died in 1980.
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When was Mário-Henrique Leiria born?
Mário-Henrique Leiria was born on 2 January 1923 in Lisbon.
When did Mário-Henrique Leiria die?
Mário-Henrique Leiria died on 9 January 1980 in Cascais.
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Mário-Henrique Leiria was a poet, writer, painter, art critic and literary critic.
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Mário-Henrique Leiria was Portuguese.
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