Rayne Kruger | |
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| Born | Charles Rayne Kruger 29 January 1922 Queenstown, Cape Province, South Africa |
| Died | 21 December 2002 (aged 80) |
| Education | University of the Witwatersrand |
| Occupation(s) | Author and property developer |
| Spouse(s) | Nan Munro Prue Leith |
| Children | 2, including Danny Kruger |
Charles Rayne Kruger (29 January 1922 – 21 December 2002) was a South African author and property developer.
Charles Rayne Kruger was born on 29 January 1922 in Queenstown, in the eastern Cape Province, the son of an unmarried 17-year-old daughter of a British Army officer.[1] As his father had disappeared, his mother married Victor Kruger, a Johannesburg estate agent.[1] He was educated at Jeppe High School and the University of the Witwatersrand.[1]
Kruger's first wife was the actress Nan Munro, a widow, 16 years older than him, with three children.[1] They later divorced, and he married the restaurateur, chef and television presenter Prue Leith.[1] They had a son, the Conservative MP Danny Kruger, and adopted a Cambodian daughter, Li-Da.[1]