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 == Biography ==
-Born [[Harley William Daniel Manson]] Tanganyika in 1926, he was educated in England, Grahamstown and Johannesburg, but spent the maturest and best years of his short life in Pietermaritzburg.
+Born [[Harley William Daniel Manson]] Tanganyika in 1926, he was educated in England, Grahamstown and at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]], Johannesburg, but spent the maturest and best years of his short life as a lecturer in Pietermaritzburg.
-At the age of seventeen he joined up, to serve in the Natal Carbineers. During the war he began writing poetry
+At the age of seventeen he joined the army, to serve in the Natal Carbineers. During the war he began writing poetry, but on his return took up playwriting.
-He held brief temporary lectureships in English for a number of years, interspersed with periods of playwriting, before being appointed to the permanent staff of the University of Natal, at Pietermaritzburg.
+He held brief temporary lectureships in English for a number of years, interspersed with periods of playwriting, before being appointed to the permanent staff of the [[University of Natal]], at Pietermaritzburg.
+Sadly, Manson was killed in a crash on 29th May, 1969 at the age of 43.
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	Notable for his verse plays, though none of them are set in South Africa, except possibly ''[[Pat Mulholland's Day]]'', Manson's work led to him be considered one of the premier English playwrights of his time in the country, alongside people like [[Athol Fugard]], [[James Ambrose Brown]] and [[Guy Butler]]. Unlike Fugard in particular, his star has faded somewhat over the years in the face of the anti-[[Apartheid]] resistance movement, the 1976 uprising and the evolution of a powerful [[protest theatre\|theatre of protest]] in the country.		Notable for his verse plays, though none of them are set in South Africa, except possibly ''[[Pat Mulholland's Day]]'', Manson's work led to him be considered one of the premier English playwrights of his time in the country, alongside people like [[Athol Fugard]], [[James Ambrose Brown]] and [[Guy Butler]]. Unlike Fugard in particular, his star has faded somewhat over the years in the face of the anti-[[Apartheid]] resistance movement, the 1976 uprising and the evolution of a powerful [[protest theatre\|theatre of protest]] in the country.
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		+	The plays have all been published, and were produced or broadcast, mostly in South Africa, but also in Great Britain and Canada, most of them during his lifetime.

	In his short life 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]]'', ''[[The Counsellors]]'', ''[[The Fight at Finnsburg]]'' and ''[[Magnus]]''.		In his short life 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]]'', ''[[The Counsellors]]'', ''[[The Fight at Finnsburg]]'' and ''[[Magnus]]''.

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	Born [[Harley William Daniel Manson]] Tanganyika in 1926, he was educated in England, Grahamstown and Johannesburg, but spent the maturest and best years of his short life in Pietermaritzburg.		Born [[Harley William Daniel Manson]] Tanganyika in 1926, he was educated in England, Grahamstown and Johannesburg, but spent the maturest and best years of his short life in Pietermaritzburg.
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		+	At the age of seventeen he joined up, to serve in the Natal Carbineers. During the war he began writing poetry
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		+	He held brief temporary lectureships in English for a number of years, interspersed with periods of playwriting, before being appointed to the permanent staff of the University of Natal, at Pietermaritzburg.

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	[[H.W.D. Manson]] (1926-1969) was a highly regarded South African playwright, poet academic.		[[H.W.D. Manson]] (1926-1969) was a highly regarded South African playwright, poet academic.
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		+	Fondly referred to as [["Cake" Manson]] by friends.

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==

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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==

−	Born [[Harley William Daniel Manson]] in 1926,	+	Born [[Harley William Daniel Manson]] Tanganyika in 1926, he was educated in England, Grahamstown and Johannesburg, but spent the maturest and best years of his short life in Pietermaritzburg.

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-Notable for his verse plays, though none of them are set in South Africa, except possibly ''[[Pat Mulholland's Day]]'', Manson's work led to him be considered one of the premier English playwrights of his time in the country, alongside people like [[Athol Fugard]], [[James Ambrose Brown]] and [[Guy Butler]]. Unlike Fugard in particular, his star has faded somewhat over the years in the face of the resistance movement, the 1976 uprising and the evolution of a powerful [[protest theatre|theatre of protest]] in the country.
+Notable for his verse plays, though none of them are set in South Africa, except possibly ''[[Pat Mulholland's Day]]'', Manson's work led to him be considered one of the premier English playwrights of his time in the country, alongside people like [[Athol Fugard]], [[James Ambrose Brown]] and [[Guy Butler]]. Unlike Fugard in particular, his star has faded somewhat over the years in the face of the anti-[[Apartheid]] resistance movement, the 1976 uprising and the evolution of a powerful [[protest theatre|theatre of protest]] in the country.
 In his short life 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]]'', ''[[The Counsellors]]'', ''[[The Fight at Finnsburg]]'' and ''[[Magnus]]''.

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-Notable for his verse plays, though none of them are set in South Africa, except possibly [[Pat Mulholland's Day]]'', Manson's work led to him be considered one of the premier English playwrights of his time in the country.
+Notable for his verse plays, though none of them are set in South Africa, except possibly ''[[Pat Mulholland's Day]]'', Manson's work led to him be considered one of the premier English playwrights of his time in the country, alongside Athol Fugard, James Ambrose Brown and Guy Butler. Unlike Fugard, his star has faded somewhat over the years in the face of the 1970s resistance movement and the rise of protest theatre in the country.
-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]]'', ''[[The Counsellors]]'', ''[[The Fight at Finnsburg]]'' and ''[[Magnus]]''.
+In his short life 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]]'', ''[[The Counsellors]]'', ''[[The Fight at Finnsburg]]'' and ''[[Magnus]]''.
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