Kobus Louw

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Kobus Louw (1945-1983?)

Playwright, radio and TV scriptwriter, journalist.

Biography

Born in **, he completed his high school at Grey College, Bloemfontein, then studied languages at the University of the Orange Free State, finishing in 1966. Married to Lynette Louw. Died tragically in 1982/3?

Career

Became a journalist, working for Die Huisgenoot. Then began writing for radio and television.

Wrote numerous radio plays, of which the haunting one-act Die Watertoring is perhaps the best (broadcast in 19**, published in 197*).

He truly became a household name with his TV scripts, the most famous of these being Willem (a comic detective series which made Tobie Cronjé famous) and 'Dokter-Dokter' (a sitcom set in a hospital).

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