Ronald Harwood (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
Born Ronald Horwitz in South Africa, British dramatist Ronald Harwood started out to be an actor and became the author of The Dresser, one of the most renowned English plays of the 1980’s. He moved to England in 1951 and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, then joined the touring company of famous Shakespearian actor Sir Donald Wolfit in 1953. When Harwood decided to abandon his acting career shortly afterward, he became Wolfit’s backstage dresser.
Harwood’s writing career began with the production of his teleplay The Barber of Stamford...
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