- He was neighbors with the family of famed wrestler Andre The Giant. Beckett would drive Andre to school when he too grew large for the school bus.
- During World War II he fought in the French Resistance against the Nazi occupation. The Nazis found out about him and put a price on his head.
- Buried in the exclusive "Montparnasse" cemetery Paris, France.
- The University of Dublin -Trinity College named its theater after him. It is the campus theater of the University's School of Drama.
- Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, volume 61, pg. 64-73. Detroit, MI: Gale Research, 1998.
- His friendship with Harold Pinter (and their surprising shared love of cricket) is the subject of the 2022 play "Stumped" by Shomit Dutta.
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