Veteran theater actor Yoon Seok-hwa dies at 69

Renowned South Korean theater actor Yoon Seok-hwa died at the age of 69 on Friday morning. Yoon died at 9:54 a.m. at Severance Hospital in Sinchon, Seoul, surrounded by family and close acquaintances. Yoon had been receiving treatment for brain cancer. She underwent surgery in October 2022, shortly after performing “Hamlet” that July. Her last stage appearance was a five-minute cameo in the play “Toccata” in August 2023. Born in Seoul in 1956, Yoon debuted in 1975 with the play “The Taste of Hon