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Also Known As William Modisane
Born August 28, 1923 • Johannesburg • South Africa
Died March 1, 1986 (aged 62)
Notable Works “Blame Me on History” • “The Dignity of Begging”
Es’kia Mphahlele
South African writer
Uys Krige
South African dramatist
Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov
British actor, author, and director
Athol Fugard (center)
Athol Fugard
South African dramatist, actor, and director
Noël Coward
Noël Coward
English playwright, actor, and composer
Sir Stephen Spender
English poet
A.A. Milne
A.A. Milne
British author
Can Themba
South African writer
Todd Matshikiza
South African author
Plomer
William Plomer
South African writer
Barrie, 1893
J.M. Barrie
Scottish author
D.H. Lawrence
D.H. Lawrence
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Henry James
Henry James
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W.H. Auden
W. H. Auden
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The man who invented Middle-earth
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Graham Greene
Graham Greene
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Ben Elton
Ben Elton
British actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and dramatist
Southey, detail of a pencil and watercolour portrait by R. Hancock, 1796; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
Robert Southey
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Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl
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Zadie Smith
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