About Rayda Jacobs
Lived 1947 – 2024 (aged 77). Rayda Jacobs was a South African film director, writer and filmmaker.
Rayda Jacobs (6 March 1947 – 29 October 2024) was a South African writer and filmmaker.
She wrote a series of feature articles for the Cape Times and hosted radio programs.
Jacobs died in Toronto, Ontario, on 29 October 2024, at the age of 77.
Selected works Source: The Slave Book, novel (1998) Sachs Street, novel (2001) Confessions of a Gambler, novel (2003), received the Sunday Times Fiction Prize and the Herman Charles Bosman Prize, adapted for film
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Who was Rayda Jacobs?
South African writer and film-maker (1947–2024)
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Rayda Jacobs was born on 6 March 1947 in Cape Town.
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Rayda Jacobs died on 29 October 2024 in Toronto.
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Rayda Jacobs was a film director, writer and filmmaker.
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Rayda Jacobs was South African.
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