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| − | [[Alan Stewart Paton]](1903-1988). Writer, teacher, reformatory principal, influential novelist and anti-apartheid activist. Best known for his seminal novel ''Cry, the Beloved Country'' (1948). | + | See [[Alan Paton]] |
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| − | == Biography ==
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| − | He was born in Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu Natal on 11 January 1903. He was a founder member of the Liberal Party and its leader between 1955 and its dissilusion in 1968. He died in Durban on 12 April 1988.
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| − | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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| − | His novel ''[[Cry, the Beloved Country]] '' (1948) became an internationally acclaimed work, and has been adapted to stage and screen a number of times. He also collaborated on a number of other theartrical projects, including the musical presentation ''[[Mkhumbane]]'' (with [[Todd Matshikiza]]) and ''[[Sponono]]'' (with [[Krishna Shah]]).
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| − | He wrote and presented ''[[Man and Poet]]'' at the Inaugural Festival of the [[1820 Settlers National Monument]] in 1974.
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | South African History Online [https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/alan-stewart-paton].
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| − | Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Paton].
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| − | [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
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