Memorial Page for Athol Fugard

Jun 11, 1932 – Mar 8, 2025(92 years)Died in:Stellenbosch, Western Cape

South African playwright

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Biography

Birthplace

Middelburg, Eastern Cape

Place of Death

Stellenbosch, Western Cape

Nationality

South Africa

Occupation(11)

writer novelist screenwriter journalist playwrighttheatrical directorfilm actor film director stage actor actor university teacher

Awards(6)

Order of IkhamangaPraemium ImperialePaul Robeson AwardFellow of the Royal Society of LiteratureEvelyn F. Burkey Awardstar on Playwrights' Sidewalk

Spouse(2)

Sheila Meiring FugardPaula Fourie

Education(1)

University of Cape Town

Athol Fugard (* June 11, 1932 in Middelburg; † March 8, 2025 in Stellenbosch) was a south African playwright. He was 92 years old. He was married to Sheila Meiring Fugard and Paula Fourie. He studied at University of Cape Town. He received 6 awards, including Order of Ikhamanga, Praemium Imperiale.

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Born in Middelburg, Eastern Cape

1932

Married Sheila Meiring Fugard

1956

until 2015

Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

1986

Paul Robeson Award

1997

Praemium Imperiale

2014

Married Paula Fourie

2016

until 2025

Died in Stellenbosch, Western Cape

2025

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Athol Fugard. Forever remembered.