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Joseph Coleman de Graft (April 2, 1924 – November 1, 1978) was a prominent Ghanaian writer, playwright and dramatist who was appointed the first director of the Ghana Drama Studio in 1962. Joseph Coleman de Graft, or Joe de Graft as he was known, was born in Cape Coast and received his secondary schooling there at Mfantsipim. In 1953, at the age of 29,and after an education interrupted by four years teaching at his old school, de Graft graduated from the University College of the Gold Coast. That year, he married Leone Buckle, an accountant from Osu, Accra and they subsequently had three... MORE

Joseph Coleman de Graft (April 2, 1924 – November 1, 1978) was a prominent Ghanaian writer, playwright and dramatist who was appointed the first director of the Ghana Drama Studio in 1962. Joseph Coleman de Graft, or Joe de Graft as he was known, was born in Cape Coast and received his secondary schooling there at Mfantsipim. In 1953, at the age of 29,and after an education interrupted by four years teaching at his old school, de Graft graduated from the University College of the Gold Coast. That year, he married Leone Buckle, an accountant from Osu, Accra and they subsequently had three children, Carol, Joseph and Kweku. In 1955 de Graft returned to Mfantsipim where he taught English and was in charge of the Mfantsipim Drama Laboratory. A major influence on his work was Shakespeare, and he acted in, and directed, several of Shakespeare's plays. He was also responsive to developments in African theatre and was responsible for the Ghanaian premieres of plays by two Nigerian dramatists: James Ene Henshaw and Wole Soyinka. He wrote plays himself, and one of the best known, Sons and Daughters (published 1964), dates from this time. It is a contribution to debates about careers and LESS