Faridah Merican
Datuk Faridah Merican (known as Faridah Merican), born 25 October 1939, is a Malaysian actor, director, producer and dramaturge. She is the co-founder of the Actors Studio (Malaysia), the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre, and the Performing Arts Centre of Penang (Penangpac). Early life and education Merican grew up in George Town, Penang, George Town, Penang, and has credited her Penang childhood with her understanding of Hokkien and Cantonese. She attended St George Girls' School, where she first discovered an interest in the theatre. Her father, Basha Merican, taught English language and literature at the Penang Free School, and Merican initially trained to be a primary school teacher, specializing in Physical Education. While a student at the Kota Baru Teachers Training College, she appeared as Kate in a production of Shakespeare's ''The Taming of the Shrew''. Career In the 1960s she worked as a newsreader for Radio Malaysia, and hosted radio talk shows on theatre and a ...
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George Town, Penang
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