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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—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...
South Africa’s most acclaimed playwright. Athol Fugard was born in 1932 in Middelburg in the Karoo. An internationally acclaimed playwright, director and occasional actor.
Jul 16, 2021 · Hailed as "the greatest active playwright in the English-speaking world," South Africa's Athol Fugard has won international praise for creating theater of "power, glory, and majestic language." In more than 20 plays, written over six decades, he has chronicled the struggles of men and women of all races for dignity and human fulfillment.
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. (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.
Jun 11, 2018 · Harold Athol Lanigan Fugard is a white South African playwright who has received the Order of Ikhamanga for his exemplary work in fighting apartheid. Fugard is highly regarded for his novel,...
May 26, 2016 · Since the 1950s, the searing plays of South African playwright Athol Fugard (born 1932 in Middelburg, South Africa) have traced the history of his nation and its people.
Mar 27, 2014 · That's exactly what South African playwright Athol Fugard did back in 1961 with his breakout play Blood Knot. His newest play, The Shadow of the Hummingbird, is now onstage at the Long Wharf ...
