John Kani Pays Tribute to Dramatist and South African Countryman Athol Fugard: "He Believed in Me and My Anger" (Guest Column)
The 'Lion King' and 'Black Panther' actor wrote two searing protest plays about apartheid in the 1970s with his inspirational friend, who died this month.
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John Kani risked his life to tell stories of apartheid — at 81, he's still at it
CHANG: John Kani is a legend in South Africa ... In 1975, he and fellow actor Winston Ntshona won Tony awards for "Sizwe Banzi Is Dead" and "The Island," - plays developed with Athol Fugard ...
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What awards has John Kani been nominated for? Actor of the Year in a New Play (Olivier Awards) for Master Harold And The Boys, Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Sizwe Banzi Is Dead ...
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John Kani risked his life to tell stories of apartheid — at 81, he's still at it
Not long after Kani and Ntshona jointly won Tony Awards for best actor in a play in 1975 for Sizwe Bansi Is Dead and The Island, two plays often performed together, they were imprisoned in South ...
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John Kani risked his life to tell stories of apartheid — at 81, he's still at it
John Kani is pictured at South Africa's premiere ... Kani, along with Fugard and fellow actor Winston Ntshona, developed Sizwe Bansi Is Dead and The Island, plays that look at the harsh realities ...
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John Kani Pays Tribute to Dramatist and South African Countryman Athol Fugard: “He Believed in Me and My Anger” (Guest Column)
As young men, we were standing by eagerly to be secretly shuttled out of the country to join Umkhonto We Sizwe to train to ... Fats said, ‘John, this is Athol. Athol, this is John.’ ...