What is Athol Fugard's full name?
Harold Athol Lanigan Fugard
Athol Fugard date of birth:
June 11, 1932
How old is Athol Fugard?
94
Where was Athol Fugard born?
Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Athol Fugard body shape:
Average
What color are Athol Fugard's eyes?
Hazel
What color is Athol Fugard's hair?
Bald
Is Athol Fugard gay or straight?
Straight
What is Athol Fugard's ethnicity?
White
What is Athol Fugard nationality?
South African
Where did Athol Fugard go to university?
University of Cape Town
What is Athol Fugard's occupation?
Playwright, novelist, actor, director, teacher
Athol Fugard claim to fame:
Tsotsi
What genre is Athol Fugard's work?
Drama, Novel, Memoir, Drama
Short Biography
Harold Athol Lanigan Fugard (born 11 June 1932) is a South African playwright, novelist, actor, and director who writes in English. He is best known for his political plays opposing the system of apartheid and for the 2005 Academy Award-winning film of his novel Tsotsi, directed by Gavin Hood. Fugard is an adjunct professor of playwriting, acting and directing in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of California, San Diego. For the academic year 2000–2001, he was the IU Class of 1963 Wells Scholar Professor at Indiana University, in Bloomington, Indiana. The recipient of many awards, honours, and honorary degrees, including the 2005 Order of Ikhamanga in Silver "for his excellent contribution and achievements in the theatre" from the government of South Africa. He is also an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.