Evadne D'Oliveira
Guyanese poet, playwright, journalist, and storyteller
About Evadne D'Oliveira
Lived 1929 – 2010 (aged 81). Evadne D'Oliveira was a poet, playwright and journalist.
Lillah Evadne D'Oliveira (5 October 1929 – 18 December 2010) was a Guyanese poet, playwright, journalist, and storyteller.
D'Oliveira was born in 1929 in New Amsterdam, grew up in Number 63 Village, and attended Berbice High School. She was a member of PEN International and of the Guyana Writers' Group.
Her successful play The Scattered Jewels (which she also published as a short story) was staged in Guyana's capital, Georgetown, and in Linden.
She emigrated to Canada in 1979 and died in 2010.
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Who was Evadne D'Oliveira?
Guyanese poet, playwright, journalist, and storyteller
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Evadne D'Oliveira was born on 5 October 1929.
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Evadne D'Oliveira died on 18 December 2010.
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Evadne D'Oliveira was a poet, playwright and journalist.
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