Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Apparently, Happy Days came about because Beckett's wife requested that he write a happy play. Mrs. Beckett must have been delighted with the outcome, eh? (Source.)
Great minds think alike: while Beckett was in Paris he met James Joyce. (Source.)
One part Irishman, one part heartbreaker: Joyce's daughter made advances toward Beckett, which he declined. (Source.)