Elizabeth Wilman

Elizabeth Wilman (b. 30/06/1931) was a continuity person. Also credited as Elizabeth Willman and Liz Maartens.

Biography
Between 1952 and 1965, Elizabeth East Wilman handled continuity on a number of feature films produced for African Film Productions, working for directors such as Pierre de Wet, Bladon Peake and David Millin. After her marriage to wildlife cameraman Henk Maartens (1932-2002), they often worked together, notably on Rulers of the Kalahari (1969), a programme on the Bushmen in an American television series called Wild Kingdom, on which she was one of the associate producers and he contributed the wildlife photography.

Credits
Continuity

1952 – Altyd in my Drome (Director: Pierre de Wet), 1953 – Inspan (Director: Bladon Peake), 1955 – Vadertjie Langbeen (Director: Pierre de Wet), 1955 – Matieland! (Director: Pierre de Wet), 1956 – By an African Campfire (British television series) (Episode: Rogue Elephant) (Director: Darcy Conyers), 1957 – Donker Afrika (Director: David Millin), 1965 – Ride the High Wind / African Gold (Director: David Millin).

Other

1958 – Diamond Safari (assistant to producer) (Director: Gerald Meyer), 1969 – Rulers of the Kalahari (associate producer with Richard Reinauer & Warren Garst) (Director: Don Meier).

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