Alfred Jarry's Death
Born (Birthday) September 8, 1873
Death Date November 1, 1907
Age of Death 34 years
Cause of Death Tuberculosis
Profession Playwright
The playwright Alfred Jarry died at the age of 34. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
French playwright and pataphysicist who is most famous for his play Ubu Roi, which is associated with the Surrealist and Futurist movements.
Both of his parents died in 1893, and he lived his life in a tiny room and rode around on a giant bike.
Quotes
"Blind and unwavering undisciplined at all times constitutes the real strength of all free men.
"Applause that comes thundering with such force you might think the audience merely suffers the music as an excuse for its ovations.
"God is the tangential point between zero and infinity.
"We believe… that the applause of silence is the only kind that counts.
"We shall not have succeeded in demolishing everything unless we demolish the ruins as well. But the only way I can see of doing that is to use them to put up a lot of fine, well-designed buildings.