Rendra
W.S. Rendra | |
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| Born | Willibrordus Surendra Broto Narendra 7 November 1935 Surakarta, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 6 August 2009 (aged 73) Depok, Indonesia |
| Occupation | writer, theatre actor and director |
| Language | Indonesian |
| Nationality | Indonesia |
| Education | English literature, Gadjah Mada University, American Academy of Dramatic Arts |
| Period | 1952–2009 |
| Genre | poetry, drama, translation |
| Subject | politics, love, nature, etc |
| Literary movement | 50–60s |
| Notable works | Blues untuk Bonnie |
| Notable awards | Art of the Indonesian Government (1970), S.E.A. Write Award (1996), etc |
| Spouse | Sunarti Suwandi, Raden Ayu Sitoresmi Prabuningrat, Ken Zuraida |
| Children | Theodorus Setya Nugraha, Andreas Wahyu Wahyana, Daniel Seta, Samuel Musa, Clara Sinta, Yonas Salya, Sarah Drupadi, Naomi Srikandi, Rachel Saraswati, Isaias Sadewa, Maryam Supraba |
| Relatives | Raden Cyprianus Sugeng Brotoatmodjo Raden Ayu Catharina Ismadillah (parents), Adi Kurdi (brother-in-law) |
Willibrordus Surendra Broto Narendra (7 November 1935 – 6 August 2009), widely known as Rendra or W. S. Rendra, was an Indonesian dramatist, poet, activist, performer, actor and director.