Question: Do Joseph O'Connor and Samuel Beckett share the same nationality?

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Samuel Beckett Award: The Samuel Beckett Award is a British award set up in 1983 and awarded to writers and directors, who in the opinion of a committee of critics, producers and publishers, showed excellence in writing or directing for the performing arts.  The award was established in honour of Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theatre director, and poet Samuel Beckett and in recognition of his distinctive contribution to world theatre and literature.

Samuel Beckett-class offshore patrol vessel: The "Samuel Beckett"-class offshore patrol vessel is a class of offshore patrol vessels (OPV) ordered by the Irish Naval Service from October 2010.  The first vessel is named "Samuel Beckett" , which is also the name given to the class.  Construction on this first vessel commenced in November 2011, and it was commissioned in May 2014.  The second vessel, LÉ "James Joyce" , was delivered in 2015 and the third, LÉ "William Butler Yeats" , was delivered in 2016.

Footfalls: Footfalls is a play by Samuel Beckett.  It was written in English, between 2 March and December 1975 and was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre as part of the Samuel Beckett Festival, on May 20, 1976 directed by Beckett himself.  Billie Whitelaw, for whom the piece had been written, played May whilst Rose Hill voiced the mother.

Joseph O'Connor: Joseph Victor O'Connor is an Irish novelist.  His 2002 historical novel "Star of the Sea" was an international number one bestseller.  Before success as an author he was a journalist with the "Sunday Tribune" newspaper and "Esquire magazine".  He is a regular contributor to Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ).  He is a member of the Irish artists' association Aosdána.

LÉ Samuel Beckett (P61): LÉ "Samuel Beckett" (P61) is a "Samuel Beckett"-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) of the Irish Naval Service.  The ship was launched in November 2013 and commissioned in May 2014.  She is named after Irish playwright and author Samuel Beckett.

Act Without Words I: Act Without Words I is a short play by Samuel Beckett.  It is a mime, Beckett's first (followed by "Act Without Words II").  Like many of Beckett's works, the play was originally written in French ("Acte sans paroles I"), being translated into English by Beckett himself.  It was written in 1956 following a request from the dancer Deryk Mendel and first performed on 3 April 1957 at the Royal Court Theatre in London.  On that occasion it followed a performance of "Endgame".  The original music to accompany the performance was written by composer John S. Beckett, Samuel's cousin, who would later collaborate with him on the radio play "Words and Music".

Samuel Beckett Bridge: Samuel Beckett Bridge (Irish: "Droichead Samuel Beckett" ) is a cable-stayed bridge in Dublin that joins Sir John Rogerson's Quay on the south side of the River Liffey to Guild Street and North Wall Quay in the Docklands area.

Not I: Not I is a short dramatic monologue written in 1972 (March 20 to April 1) by Samuel Beckett which was premiered at the "Samuel Beckett Festival" by the Repertory Theater of Lincoln Center, New York (22 November 1972).

Ernst Moerman: Ernst Moerman (1897–1944) was a Belgian writer and film director.  Poetry translated by Samuel Beckett (Louis Armstrong, p 86, The Collected Works of Samuel Beckett, Grove Press, NY 2012, ISBN  ).

Samuel Beckett: Samuel Barclay Beckett ( ; 13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989) was an Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theatre director, and poet, who lived in Paris for most of his adult life and wrote in both English and French.

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Answer: yes