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Donald James Woods CBE (15 December 1933 – 19 August 2001) was a South African journalist and anti-apartheid activist. As editor of the Daily Dispatch, he was known for befriending fellow activist Steve Biko, who was killed by police after being detained by the South African government.
Jan 9, 2020 · Fast Facts: Donald Woods. Known For: Editor of the South African newspaper Daily Dispatch who was an ally of fellow anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko. Born: December 15, 1933, in Hobeni, Transkei, South Africa. Died: August 19. 2001 in London, United Kingdom.
Donald Woods (born Ralph Lewis Zink; December 2, 1906 – March 5, 1998) was a Canadian-American film and television actor whose career in Hollywood spanned six decades.
Aug 19, 2001 · Donald James Woods Synopsis: Journalist, Anti apartheid activist, friend of Steve Biko, subjected to surveillance, placed under house arrest, fled to Lesotho, exiled in London.
Actor: The Case of the Stuttering Bishop. Donald Woods, a prolific cinema and television character actor whose career spanned 75 films and 150 TV programs over 40 years, was born Ralph L. Zink on December 2, 1906, in Brandon, Manitoba.
Donald Woods, the white South African journalist who became one of the best-known campaigners against the apartheid regime, died from cancer yesterday, aged 67.
Donald Woods (1933-2001) wrote the biography of Steve Biko's life and death and enlightened the world outside South Africa to the horrors brought about by the 'Apartheid'...
Aug 20, 2001 · Donald Woods, the crusading white newspaper editor who championed the black anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, died in England today. He was 67.
Donald Woods. Donald James Woods was born on the 15th December 1933 in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. For at least five generations his family had lived in the area known then as the Transkei. Their ancestors arriving as part of the group of 1820 settlers who originated mainly from Britain and Ireland.
Aug 19, 2001 · The South African newspaper editor and anti-apartheid activist, Donald Woods, has died of cancer at the age of 67. Mr Woods had drawn world attention to the case of Steve Biko, the black...
