![]() ![]() I had not known him terribly well, but he knew us, because he had been responsible for reviewing our incoming and outgoing mail. "Often, Winnie's visits were overseen by Warrant Officer James Gregory, who had been a censor on Robben Island. The first was during his imprisonment in Pollsmoor Prison: In his autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, Mandela briefly mentions Gregory on two occasions. The book, and later the film, are based on the idea that Gregory and Mandela had developed a friendship despite being prison guard and prisoner, respectively. He later wrote the book Goodbye Bafana: Nelson Mandela, My Prisoner, My Friend, on which the 2007 film Goodbye Bafana was based. James Gregory (7 November 1941 – 2003) was the censor officer and prison guard of Nelson Mandela for many years of his captivity. For other people with the same name, see James Gregory. ![]()
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