B.A.W. Jayamanne | |
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| Born | Bernard Aloysius Wanniarachchi Jayamanne May 2, 1908 Negombo, Sri Lanka |
| Died | February 16, 1965 (aged 56) |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Occupation(s) | Playwright, Director, Producer, Actor |
| Spouse | Grays Jayamanne (nee:Peiris) |
| Children | Judith Premalatha (Daughter) Bernadette Mallika (Daughter) Magdaleen Swineetha (Daughter) Sriyalatha (Daughter) Chritopher Gamini (Son) |
| Father | W. Don Thomas |
| Relatives | Eddie Jayamanne (Brother) Rukmani Devi (Sister-in-Law) |
Bernard Aloysius Wanniarachchi Jayamanne who was better known as B.A.W. Jayamanne (20 May 1908 – 16 February 1965: as බී.ඒ.ඩබ්ලිව්. ජයමාන්න) was a Sri Lankan playwright, director, producer and actor.[1] He played a major role in the making of the first Sinhala film Kadawunu Poronduwa in 1947; Jayamanne achieved a level of popularity as a director with movies starring Rukmani Devi and Eddie Jayamanne in the 1950s.