Douglas Ridley Beeton

Douglas Ridley Beeton (1929-1997). Academic, poet and editor.

He died in Cape Town in April 1997.

Career
He started his career as librarian at the CSIR. Professor and head of UNISA Department of English. He was an accomplished poet under the name of roger Brirely.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
His theatre works include a collection entitled Four South African One-Act Plays (Cape Town: Nasou, 1973).

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