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How biographical is the Play? The dedication reads, "For Sam and H.D.F." Sam was a real person, a black man, whom Mr. Fugard valued in his youth. "H.D.F." are the initials of Mr. Fugard's father, who loved to play jazz piano in a combo and died decades ago. In a sense, 'Master Harold' looks at two father figures, although Mr. Fugard cautions against exact parallels. "Of course, the elements relate to my childhood," he said. "But I've taken poetic license, as Hally says. If the play is valid, it is a piece of theater, not a personal history."
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