James Norval
(19**-1970) Afrikaans actor on stage and film.
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Biography
He was married to Anna Cloete and they had a daughter, Paddy Norval. He died on 16 November 1970.
Training
Career
Worked for the Hanekom Geselskap. In 1934, when Hendrik Hanekom retired to found a theatre school in Bloemfontein, Norval founded his own group. He joined the NTO in 1951 and 1952. He joined PACT in 1964.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He toured with his own company with Die Verlore Siel ("The Lost Soul", a reworking in Afrikaans of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde), Vadertjie Langbeen ("Daddy Longlegs"), Dracula and Gebeurtenis in die Nag ("Happening in the Night").
Awards, etc
Die erepenning van die Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie is in 1968 aan hom toegeken. (Source: .
Sources
Teater SA, 1(1), 1968); Die Burger 11 February 1999.
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