Background
De Silva was born on January 13, 1857 in Kotte.
De Silva was born on January 13, 1857 in Kotte.
He worked as a teacher and a lawyer before entering theater. His first drama Parabhava Natakaya was a satire on the upper class. Legacy In an acknowledgment of de Silva"s contributions, the Sri Lankan government constructed the John de Silva Memorial Theatre at Ananda Cumaraswamy Mawatha in Colombo.
A commemorative stamp was also issued on January 31, 1987.
In 2000 the Sinhala popular group Bathiya and Santhush remade the title song from Siri Sangabo as a popular song.