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Leslie Ekanayake

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Death: July 04, 1977 (30)
Colombo, Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka (Motorcycle accident)
Immediate Family:

Partner of Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE
Brother of Beauty Mahinda; Hector Ekanayake; Mervyn Ekanayake and Beatrice Ekanayake

Managed by: Malka Mysels
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About Leslie Ekanayake

Leslie Ekanayake, Sri Lankan man, whom the author Arthur C. Clarke called his "only perfect friend of a lifetime" in his dedication to The Fountains of Paradise.

Clarke is buried with Ekanayake, who predeceased him by three decades, in the Colombo central cemetery.

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Leslie Ekanayake's Timeline

1947
January 13, 1947
Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
1977
July 4, 1977
Age 30
Colombo, Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka