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(19**-) Biographer, playwright and screenwriter.  
 
(19**-) Biographer, playwright and screenwriter.  
  
Born Ronald (Ronnie) Horwitz in Cape Town**. The Cape Town dance critic  [[Eve Borland]]) is his sister. He attended the Seapoint Boys’ High School. In 1951 he went on a theatre tour to England with [[Leonard Schach]], and then moved to England. In 1959, he married Natasha Riehle (1938-2013), a descendant of Russian nobility. They had three children: Antony (born 1960), Deborah (born 1963), and Alexandra (born 1966). [9]he trained at **** . In 1951 he went on a theatre tour to England with [[Leonard Schach]]. In 19** he moved to England where he worked in theatre, among others with Sir [[Donald Wolfit]] (whose biography he wrote) and became a well known writer.  
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Born Ronald (Ronnie) Horwitz in Cape Town**. The Cape Town dance critic  [[Eve Borland]]) is his sister. He attended the Seapoint Boys’ High School. In 1951 he went on a theatre tour to England with [[Leonard Schach]], and then moved to England. In 1959, he married Natasha Riehle (1938-2013), a descendant of Russian nobility. They had three children: Antony (born 1960), Deborah (born 1963), and Alexandra (born 1966). [9]he trained at **** . In England he worked in theatre, among others with Sir [[Donald Wolfit]] (whose biography he wrote) and became a well known writer.  
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== His plays ==
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His plays include: ''[[The Dresser]]'' (19**), *** ??? *** , ''[[Taking Sides]]''.
 
His plays include: ''[[The Dresser]]'' (19**), *** ??? *** , ''[[Taking Sides]]''.
  
His ''[[The Dresser]]'' starring [[Michael Atkinson]], [[Michael McCabe]], [[Shelagh Holliday]], [[Paddy Canavan]], [[Lynne Maree]] and [[Simon Swindell]] and directed by [[Leonard Schach]] was staged at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1982 after its initial run at the [[Baxter Theatre]] in November 1980. ()
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A number of his plays were performed in South Africa.  
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==

Revision as of 11:49, 15 February 2014

(19**-) Biographer, playwright and screenwriter.

Born Ronald (Ronnie) Horwitz in Cape Town**. The Cape Town dance critic Eve Borland) is his sister. He attended the Seapoint Boys’ High School. In 1951 he went on a theatre tour to England with Leonard Schach, and then moved to England. In 1959, he married Natasha Riehle (1938-2013), a descendant of Russian nobility. They had three children: Antony (born 1960), Deborah (born 1963), and Alexandra (born 1966). [9]he trained at **** . In England he worked in theatre, among others with Sir Donald Wolfit (whose biography he wrote) and became a well known writer.


His plays

His plays include: The Dresser (19**), *** ??? *** , Taking Sides.

A number of his plays were performed in South Africa.

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Harwood

Tucker, 1997


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