Tom Eaton
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| Born | February 5, 1977 |
| Nationality | American |
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Tom Eaton (born 5 February 1977) is an author, columnist, and screenwriter. He writes a weekly column for Business Day and TimesLive. He first came to prominence writing a weekly satirical column for the Mail & Guardian (2002–2008).
In 2008, he co-founded Hayibo[1], a political satire website, with Antony Pascoe and Steve Porter.
He has written six books, Twelve Rows Back (Juta, 2005), The De Villiers Code (Penguin, 2005), Texas (Penguin, 2006), The Wading (Penguin, 2008), The Unauthorised History of South Africa (Zebra Press, 2013), and Is It Me or Is It Getting Hot In Here (Tafelberg, 2020).
As a screenwriter he is best known for More Than Just a Game (Videovision, 2007), Shoreline (SABC 3, 2009 and 2012), and Those Who Can't (SABC 3, 2012). He was also written episodes of Legacy (M-Net 2021) and Summertide (M-Net, 2024).
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