About Alfreda de Silva
Lived 1920 – 2001 (aged 80–81). Alfreda de Silva was a poet.
Rachel Lilian Alfreda de Silva (née Perera; 1920 - 2001) was a Sri Lankan poet, journalist and television screenwriter.
Biography De Silva studied at St John's College and Girton School, both at Nugegoda, and qualified as a teacher. She later received a Ford Foundation grant to spend a year at the Yale Experimental Theatre and Drama School. De Silva, A. (1977). Out of the dark the sun. Place of publication not identified: publisher not identified. De Silva, A. (1990). Pagoda House: Recollections of childhood. Colombo: Alfreda de Silva.
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Who was Alfreda de Silva?
Sri Lankan poet, journalist and television screenwriter
When was Alfreda de Silva born?
Alfreda de Silva was born in 1920.
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Alfreda de Silva died in 2001.
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Alfreda de Silva was a poet.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Alfreda de Silva. https://biography.guide/alfreda-de-silva/
MLA: "Alfreda de Silva." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/alfreda-de-silva/.
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