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Athol Fugard

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Athol Fugard
BornHarold Athol Lanigan Fugard
(1932-06-11)11 June 1932
Middleburg, Cape Province, South Africa
Died8 March 2025(2025-03-08) (aged 92)
Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
Occupation
  • Playwright
  • novelist
  • actor
  • director
  • teacher
EducationUniversity of Cape Town (dropped out)
Period1956–2025
Genre
  • Drama
  • novel
  • memoir
Notable works
Spouse
(m. 1956; div. 2015)
Paula Fourie
(m. 2016)
Children2, including Lisa

Harold Athol Lanigan Fugard OIS (11 June 1932 – 8 March 2025) was a South African playwright, novelist, actor, and director. He was best known for his political plays opposing the system of apartheid and for the 2005 Academy Award-winning movie of his novel Tsotsi, directed by Gavin Hood.[1]

Fugard was a professor of playwriting, acting and directing in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of California, San Diego.[2] He was also an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.[3]

Fugard died at his home in Stellenbosch, Western Cape on 8 March 2025 at the age of 92.[4]

References

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  1. "Athol Fugard (1932–)". The Literary Encyclopedia. 3 October 2003. Archived from the original on 25 August 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
  2. "Athol Fugard". University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
  3. "Fellows". Royal Society of Literature. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
  4. Maako, Keitumetse. "Internationally acclaimed playwright Athol Fugard dies at 92". Life. Retrieved 2025-03-09.

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