Behan, Brian. With Breast Expanded, London: 1964. Brian Behan's biography of his charismatic and passionate mother Kathleen, who had a tremendous influence upon all her sons, including Brendan Behan.

Behan, Dominic. Teems of Times and Happy Returns, London: 1961. Dominic Behan's family memoir provides an intimate glimpse of the Behan brothers' early lives.

Behan, Dominic. My Brother Brendan, Leslie Frewin, 1965. An intimate biography of the playwright by his brother.

Jeff, Rae. Brendan Behan: Man and Showman, London, Hutchinson, 1966. A biography of the playwright written shortly after his 1964 death.