Henry Jayasena [SEP] date of death
Henry Jayasena
Kala Keerthi Dr Henry Jayasena (Sinhala: හෙන්රි ජයසේන) (6 July 1931 – 11 November 2009) born in Bendiyamulla, Gampaha was a Sri Lankan film actor and dramatist.
Early life.
Jayasena studied at the Gampaha branch of Lorenz College and at Nalanda College Colombo. Some of Henry's notable classmates at Nalanda College were Dr Dharmasena Attygalle, Karunaratne Abeysekera, Dr Harischandra Wijayatunga, Dr Hudson Silva, Hon. Rupa Karunathilake, Stanley Jayasinghe and Ravindra Rupasena.
He began his career as an
Assistant Teacher of English at the Dehipe Primary School in Padiyapellela in the Nuwara Eliya district in 1950 where he directed his first play, "Janaki". Jaysena left this post a few months later after passing the General Clerical Service Examination and securing a job with the Public Works Department (PWD) of Sri Lanka.
Henry Jayasena was presented with Nalanda Keerthi Sri award in 2003 by his alma mater Nalanda College, Colombo.. It is also a coincidence that the actor Dr Jayasena received his award at Malalasekara Theatre named after first