Athol Fugard vs Omar Sharif
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Compare the life timelines of Athol Fugard (1932–2025) and Omar Sharif (1932–2015) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 83 years, from 1932 to 2015.
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Athol Fugard (1932–2025)
- — Born in Middelburg, Cape Province, South Africa Verified
- — Studied at the University of Cape Town Verified
- — Married Sheila Meiring Verified
- — Premiered The Blood Knot in Johannesburg Verified
- — Founded the Serpent Players in Port Elizabeth Verified
- — Premiered Boesman and Lena Verified
- — Premiered Sizwe Banzi Is Dead Verified
- — Premiered "Master Harold"...and the Boys at Yale Repertory Theatre Verified
- — Received the Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre Verified
- — Died in Stellenbosch, South Africa Verified
Omar Sharif (1932–2015)
- — Born in Alexandria as Michel Dimitri Chalhoub Verified
- — Studied mathematics and physics at Cairo University Verified
- — Made his screen debut in Youssef Chahine's The Blazing Sun Verified
- — Married the actress Faten Hamama Verified
- — Played Sherif Ali in Lawrence of Arabia Verified
- — Starred in the title role of Doctor Zhivago Verified
- — Appeared opposite Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl Verified
- — Competed internationally at contract bridge and wrote a syndicated column Verified
- — Won the Cesar Award for best actor for Monsieur Ibrahim Verified
- — Died in Cairo Verified