Gary Victor Explained

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Birth Place:Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Occupation:Writer, playwright, politician

Gary Victor (born 9 July 1958 in Port-au-Prince) is a Haitian writer, playwright, and scriptwriter for television and radio. His radio sketches and the uncompromising tone of his television series on the manners of the Haitian bourgeoisie provoked controversy and discussion. He also served as the General Secretary of the Senate of Haiti from 1996 to 2000.[1] [2]

Biography

Victor was born in Port-au-Prince and is the son of the sociologist René Victor. After studying agronomy, he worked as a civil servant at the Ministry of Planning and other ministries before becoming a journalist. He has become well known as a writer for radio, film and television. From 1976 to 1983, Gary Victor published short works of fiction in the state newspaper, Le Nouveau Monde, and subsequently, in the daily Le Nouvelliste, where he was a columnist from 1983 to 1990. He was editor of the daily Le Matin until June 2004.[1]

Awards

Works

Novels

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lehman.edu/ile.en.ile/paroles/victor.html CUNY Lehman – Gary Victor
  2. Web site: The Segal Center – Contemporary Haitian Theatre: Playwright & Novelist Gary Victor . 12 October 2015 . 26 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170926223756/http://thesegalcenter.org/event/contemporary-haitian-theatre-playwright-novelist-gary-victor/ . dead .