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(1929-) Actor, playwright, poet, drama teacher. ***** A veteran performer from [[Union Artists]]. Helped shape and acted in [[Maishe Maponya]]’s ''[[Gangsters]]'' (1984), playing “Jonathan”. ***
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[[Sol Rachilo]]  (Solrah pseud.) (1929-). Actor, playwright, poet, drama teacher.
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== Biography ==
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Born in Pietermaritzburg where his mother was a domestic worker but spent most of his life in Soweto.
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== Training ==
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== Career ==
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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A veteran performer from [[Union Artists]]. At [[Dorkay House]] he worked with [[Zakes Mokae]], [[Bess Finney]], [[Ricky Arden]], [[Norah Taylor]] and [[Cecil Williams]].
  
 
He made his professional stage debut in ''[[No-Good Friday]]'' in 1958. He was one of the actors in the cast of ''[[Sponono]]'' in 1962.
 
He made his professional stage debut in ''[[No-Good Friday]]'' in 1958. He was one of the actors in the cast of ''[[Sponono]]'' in 1962.
  
St [[Dorkay House]] he worked with [[Zakes Mokae]], [[Bess Finney]], [[Ricky Arden]], [[Norah Taylor]] and [[Cecil Williams]].
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Helped shape and acted in [[Maishe Maponya]]’s ''[[Gangsters]]'' (1984), playing “Jonathan”. ***
  
He starred in the film ''[[Game for Vultures]]'', in the SABC 1 drama series ''[[Lisenethini]]''
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He starred in the film ''[[Game for Vultures]]'' and in the SABC 1 drama series ''[[Lisenethini]]'' (It’s in the net} as Capone.
  
He wrote ''[[The Township Housewife]]'' (1972).
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He wrote ''[[The Township Housewife]]'' (1972) and ''[[Grounded in Mshenguville]]'' (1989).
  
Born in Pietermaritzburg where his mother was a domestic worker but spent most of his life in Soweto.
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==Awards==
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== Sources ==
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''[[Sunday Independent]]'' 20 September 1998.
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[[Andile Xaba]]. 2021. 'Collective memory and the construction of a historical narrative, analysis and interpretation of selected Soweto-based community plays (1984–1994)'. Unpublished PhD thesis.
  
''Sunday Independent'' 20 September 1998.
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Latest revision as of 12:39, 31 January 2024

Sol Rachilo (Solrah pseud.) (1929-). Actor, playwright, poet, drama teacher.

Biography

Born in Pietermaritzburg where his mother was a domestic worker but spent most of his life in Soweto.

Training

Career

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

A veteran performer from Union Artists. At Dorkay House he worked with Zakes Mokae, Bess Finney, Ricky Arden, Norah Taylor and Cecil Williams.

He made his professional stage debut in No-Good Friday in 1958. He was one of the actors in the cast of Sponono in 1962.

Helped shape and acted in Maishe Maponya’s Gangsters (1984), playing “Jonathan”. ***

He starred in the film Game for Vultures and in the SABC 1 drama series Lisenethini (It’s in the net} as Capone.

He wrote The Township Housewife (1972) and Grounded in Mshenguville (1989).

Awards

Sources

Sunday Independent 20 September 1998.

Andile Xaba. 2021. 'Collective memory and the construction of a historical narrative, analysis and interpretation of selected Soweto-based community plays (1984–1994)'. Unpublished PhD thesis.

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