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[[Raeford Daniel]] (1932/3?-1998) was a highly regarded South African theatre, film and ballet critic. | [[Raeford Daniel]] (1932/3?-1998) was a highly regarded South African theatre, film and ballet critic. | ||
| − | + | He started his journalistic career at ''[[The Friend]]'' in Bloemfontein in the 1950s, and later worked for ''[[The Star]]'', ''[[The Rand Daily Mail]]'' (for nearly two decades), ''[[The Citizen]]'', and ''[[The Weekly Mail]]''. Daniel was later appointed Arts Editor at ''[[The Rand Daily Mail]]'', a position he held until the newspaper closed in 1985. He subsequently also served as Arts Editor of ''[[The Citizen]]''and later of the ''[[Weekly Mail]]''. | |
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| + | He died unexpectedly of a heart attack in 1998, at the age of 66 . | ||
As an actor he appeared as "The Judge" in the TV film ''[[If This Be Treason]]'' (1998) by [[Cedric Sundström]]. | As an actor he appeared as "The Judge" in the TV film ''[[If This Be Treason]]'' (1998) by [[Cedric Sundström]]. | ||
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E-mail correspondence from [[Rina Minervini]], Monday, 7th March 2016. | E-mail correspondence from [[Rina Minervini]], Monday, 7th March 2016. | ||
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| + | Shaun de Waal, ''[[Mail & Guardian]]'', 24 April 1998[http://mg.co.za/article/1998-04-24-a-consummate-professional] | ||
''If This Be Treason'', BFI Film website[http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b886bb505] | ''If This Be Treason'', BFI Film website[http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b886bb505] | ||
| − | ''[[Mail | + | ''[[Mail & Guardian]]'', 24 December 1998[http://mg.co.za/article/1998-12-24-they-died-in-1998] |
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Revision as of 12:13, 9 March 2016
Raeford Daniel (1932/3?-1998) was a highly regarded South African theatre, film and ballet critic.
He started his journalistic career at The Friend in Bloemfontein in the 1950s, and later worked for The Star, The Rand Daily Mail (for nearly two decades), The Citizen, and The Weekly Mail. Daniel was later appointed Arts Editor at The Rand Daily Mail, a position he held until the newspaper closed in 1985. He subsequently also served as Arts Editor of The Citizenand later of the Weekly Mail.
He died unexpectedly of a heart attack in 1998, at the age of 66 .
As an actor he appeared as "The Judge" in the TV film If This Be Treason (1998) by Cedric Sundström.
Sources
E-mail correspondence from Rina Minervini, Monday, 7th March 2016.
Shaun de Waal, Mail & Guardian, 24 April 1998[1]
If This Be Treason, BFI Film website[2]
Mail & Guardian, 24 December 1998[3]
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