John W. Fredericks to be remembered

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