H.W.D. Manson

H.W.D. Manson (1926-1969), South African playwright. Died 29 May 1969. At the time of his death he was a lecturer in English at the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg.

He was the author of The Festival (published by Balkema); The Noose-Knot Ballad (Human and Rousseau); The Magnolia Tree (Nasionale Boekhandel); Pat Mulholland's Day (Nasionale Boekhandel); Captain Smith (Human and Rousseau); The Green Knight (Human and Rousseau) and Potluck which was performed in Pietermaritzburg in 1967 and published by the University of Natal Press c1970.