John W. Fredericks has passed away, the Cape Flaps man
better known as an author and scriptwriter
passed away peacefully at his Strandfontein home on Sunday. The 73-year-old was
diagnosed with cancer earlier this year.
The man made rounds in 2015 after his
film adaptation ‘Neom my skollie’ which
won some number of awards in 2016 When he made to South
Africa’s official entry into the 89th Annual Academy Awards for Best
Foreign Language Film Award. His family confirmed that John indeed had passed
away and thanked fans for always believing in him.
According to Daily Voice,
John had been writing and telling stories since he was a little boy, growing up
in Kewtown, Athlone, in the 1950s. His father worked at a dumpsite where he
found a typewriter which he gave to his son. John used the old tikmasjien to
write stories. After his retirement as a security guard, the man continued to
write scripts.
In
2017, Noem My Skollie won five Golden Horns at the South African Film and
Television Awards for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Achievement in
Costume Design, Best Achievement in Make-up and Hair and Best Production
Design. Fredericks who never stopped dreaming, inspired
youth and has also made a name for himself internationally with Noem My
Skollie, leaves behind his wife, three daughters and a son.
By: Mandlenkosi Mde
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