Gaston Bart-Williams (1938-1990) was a Sierra Leonean journalist, film director, novelist, poet, diplomat and activist. He lived and worked mainly in Germany.[1]
Gaston Bart-Williams
Born
3 March 1938
Freetown
Died
1990
Nationality
Sierra Leonean
Occupation(s)
journalist, film director, novelist, poet, diplomat and activist.
From 1961 to 1963 Bart-Williams studied theatre direction in the UK under Clifford Williams. He won the London Writers' Poetry Award in 1962, and the Michael Karolji International Award in 1963. In 1964 he won a cultural grant from the German London Embassy. He settled in Cologne, where he worked as a freelance writer and film director.[2]
Works
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Plays
A Bouquet of Carnations
In Praise of Madness
Uhuru
Films
Zur Nacht, 1967
Immer nur Mordgeschichten, 1968
References
^Gareth Griffiths (2014). African Literatures in English: East and West. Routledge. p. 248. ISBN978-1-317-89585-5.
^ abJahn, Janheinz; Schild, Ulla; Seiler, Almut Nordmann (1972), "Bart-Williams, Gaston", Who's who in African literature: biographies, works, commentaries, H. Erdmann, pp. 55-6, ISBN978-3-7711-0153-4.
gaston, bart, williams, 1938, 1990, sierra, leonean, journalist, film, director, novelist, poet, diplomat, activist, lived, worked, mainly, germany, born3, march, 1938freetowndied1990nationalitysierra, leoneanoccupation, journalist, film, director, novelist, p. Gaston Bart Williams 1938 1990 was a Sierra Leonean journalist film director novelist poet diplomat and activist He lived and worked mainly in Germany 1 Gaston Bart WilliamsBorn3 March 1938FreetownDied1990NationalitySierra LeoneanOccupation s journalist film director novelist poet diplomat and activist Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 Plays 3 1 Films 4 References 5 External linksLife EditGaston Bart Williams was born in Freetown on 3 March 1938 to Sierra Leone Creole parents He was educated at the Prince of Wales School in Freetown and then Bo School in Bo He founded the African Youth Cultural Society in 1958 and was Sierra Leone s delegate at the 1959 World Assembly of Youth in Bamako Mali 2 From 1961 to 1963 Bart Williams studied theatre direction in the UK under Clifford Williams He won the London Writers Poetry Award in 1962 and the Michael Karolji International Award in 1963 In 1964 he won a cultural grant from the German London Embassy He settled in Cologne where he worked as a freelance writer and film director 2 Works EditThis section is empty You can help by adding to it September 2020 Plays EditA Bouquet of Carnations In Praise of Madness UhuruFilms Edit Zur Nacht 1967 Immer nur Mordgeschichten 1968References Edit Gareth Griffiths 2014 African Literatures in English East and West Routledge p 248 ISBN 978 1 317 89585 5 a b Jahn Janheinz Schild Ulla Seiler Almut Nordmann 1972 Bart Williams Gaston Who s who in African literature biographies works commentaries H Erdmann pp 55 6 ISBN 978 3 7711 0153 4 External links EditGaston Bart Williams at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gaston Bart Williams amp oldid 1127775376, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
