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Athol Fugard OIS HonFRSL (born 11 June 1932) is a South African playwright, novelist, actor, and director widely regarded as South Africa's greatest playwright. [1] He is best known for his political and penetrating plays opposing the system of apartheid.
Jun 7, 2024 · Athol Fugard (born June 11, 1932, Middelburg, South Africa) is a South African dramatist, actor, and director who became internationally known for his penetrating and pessimistic analyses of South African society during the apartheid period.
Athol Fugard was born in 1932 in Middelburg in the Karoo. An internationally acclaimed playwright, director and occasional actor. For over half a century he has written almost forty soul-searing plays with roles for all South Africans which have moved audiences in South Africa and around the world to laughter and tears as they reflected the ...
Athol. Last Name: Fugard. Date of Birth: 11-June-1932. Middleburg, South Africa. Athol Fugard, born Harold Athol Lanigan Fugard in the remote village of Middleburg on 11 June 1932, grew up in Port Elizabeth. His father was Afrikaner and his mother English-speaking.
Athol Fugard—often called the "conscience of his country"—remains a controversial playwright in South Africa and throughout the world. An Afrikaner who chooses to write in English...
Athol Fugard. (b. 1932) South African dramatist. Quick Reference. 1932– ) South Africa's leading dramatist, who was inspired by the resilience of the oppressed during the apartheid years.
Jul 16, 2021 · Athol Fugard discusses his life with Academy delegates and members at 2014 International Achievement Summit. While Athol Fugard pursued his career as a playwright on three continents, his wife Sheila, a novelist and poet in her own right, became increasingly immersed in the study and practice of Tibetan Buddhism.
