Ronald Harwood
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Born in Cape Town to Isobel and Isaac Horwitz, he relocated to London in 1951 to pursue theatre, adopting the surname Harwood after advice from an English master. Training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art led to a stint as personal dresser for Sir Donald Wolfit’s Shakespeare company, experience later mined for his acclaimed play The Dresser and a biography of Wolfit. By 1960 he turned to writi…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources