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'''Victor Melleney''' (19*-) British actor, director and production manager who arrived in South Africa in 1958.
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[[Victor Melleney]] (1922-2006) was a British born actor, director and production manager.
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''Not to be confused with [[Victor Melleney]] (1945-), the disgraced former BBC producer of documentary programmes''
  
 
== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
  
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Born in London, England, on 13 August 1922, where he entered the theatrical profession as actor and director.
  
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He was brought out to South Africa in 1958 to work for the [[National Theatre Organisation]] ([[NTO]]) as director and as actor from 1959-1962. He stayed on to work for the [[Performing Arts Councils]], the [[Pieter Toerien]] company and others and to appear in a range of films.  Like most professionals, he also directed for amateur companies, such as the [[Bloemfontein Repertory Society|Bloemfontein Reps]].
  
=== Youth ===
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He died on 14 April 2006 in South Africa.
 
 
 
 
 
 
=== Training ===
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
=== Career ===
 
Worked for the [[National Theatre Organisation]] ([[NTO]]) from 1959-1962, and as actor. Later worked for the [[Performing Arts Councils]], [[Pieter Toerien]] and others. Like most professionals, he also directed for amateur companies, such as the [[Bloemfontein Repertory Society|Bloemfontein Reps]].
 
  
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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Performed in
 
''[[There Goes the Bride]]'',
 
''[[Rosebloom]]'', 
 
''[[Who Killed Agatha Christie]]'' (at the [[Academy Theatre]]),
 
''[[The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas]]'' ( as “Ed Earl Dodd” at [[His Majesty's Theatre]]),
 
''[[Hello, Dolly!]]'' (as “Horace van der Gelder”),
 
''[[My Fair Lady]]'' (as “Alfred Doolittle”). 
 
  
He starred in [[Brian Brooke]]’s ''[[Any Wednesday]]'' with [[Helen Cotterill]] and [[Vivienne Drummond]] in 1973. He starred in [[Michael Pertwee]]’s ''[[Birds of Paradise]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in 1992.
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As an actor, he appeared in
  
Produced ''[[Mornings at Seven]]'' (1959), ''[[An Oak Fell]]'' (at the [[Baxter Theatre]]), ''[[Send for Dolly]]'' (at the [[Academy Theatre]]).
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''[[The Cave Dwellers]]'' ([[NTO]] 1959), ''[[The Complaisant Lover]]'' (1960),
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''[[There Goes the Bride]]'', ''[[Rosebloom]]'', ''[[Who Killed "Agatha" Christie?]]'' (at the [[Academy Theatre]]), ''[[The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas]]'' (as “Ed Earl Dodd” at [[His Majesty's Theatre]]), ''[[Hello, Dolly!]]'' (as “Horace van der Gelder”), ''[[My Fair Lady]]'' (as “Alfred Doolittle”).  [[Brian Brooke]]’s ''[[Any Wednesday]]'' with [[Helen Cotterill]] and [[Vivienne Drummond]] in 1973. In 1988 he appeared as Goldman in ''[[District Six – The Musical]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]]. He starred in Michael Pertwee’s ''[[Birds of Paradise]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in 1992. He also played in ''[[The Villagers]]'' in 1977 for the [[SABC - TV]].
  
Directing credits include [[John M. Synge]]’s ''[[The Playboy of the Western World]]'' for [[PACT]] at the [[Civic Theatre]] in 1963. He directed ''Lokval Vir 'n Man Alleen'' (''[[Trap for a Lonely Man]]'') for [[TRUK]] in 1963. He directed an adaptation of  ''[[War and Peace]]'' at the [[Alexander Theatre]] for [[PACT]] in 1966.  
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As a director ''[[The Cave Dwellers]]'' ([[NTO]] 1959), the musical ''[[Dingaka]]'' in 1961, ''[[The School for Wives]]'', ''[[Seven against the Sun]]'', ''[[Mornings at Seven]]'' (1959), ''[[An Oak Falls in Bishopscourt]]'' (at the [[Baxter Theatre]]), ''[[Send for Dolly]]'' (at the [[Academy Theatre]]), J.M. Synge’s ''[[The Playboy of the Western World]]'' (for [[PACT]] at the [[Civic Theatre]] in 1963), ''[[Lokval Vir 'n Man Alleen]]'' (''[[Trap for a Lonely Man]]'') (for [[TRUK]] in 1963), ''[[The Caucasian Chalk Circle]]'' ([[PACT]] 1965) , an adaptation of  ''[[War and Peace]]'' at the [[Alexander Theatre]] for [[PACT]] in 1966, ''[[The Mask and the Face]]'' ([[PACT]], 1967) and ''[[The Skinflint]]'', 1969, ''[[Another Sip of Jerepigo]]'', 1990. For [[PACT]], he directed the operas ''[[Prodaná nevěsta]]'' (1966) and ''[[Madama Butterfly]]'' (1967 and 1968).  
  
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Among his many film roles have been appearances in ''[[Safari 3000]]'' (1982), ''[[Never Say Die]]'' (1994), ''[[Cyborg Cop II]]'' (1994) and ''[[The Last Samurai]]'' (1990).[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0577910/]
Don't tell father : presented by The Brian Brooke Company at the Brooke Theatre, directed by Victor Melleney and Brian Brooke, 1962
 
The Skinflint : presented by Leslie Enterprises at the Adam Leslie Theatre, directed by Victor Melleney, 1969
 
 
 
Photographs of John McKelvey, Marijke Haakman, Victor Melleney and Philip Birkinshaw in `The Complaisant Lover'.
 
 
 
Seven Against the Sun: poster advertising National Theatre production produced by Victor Melleney.
 
 
 
Theatre programme for the PACT [Performing Arts Council Transvaal] production of ''[[War and Peace]]'' directed by Victor Melleney
 
 
 
The Mask and the face (PACT)
 
 
 
The Caucasian chalk circle (PACT) directed by VM
 
 
 
Another sip of jerepigo: an entertainment based on the works of Herman Charles Bosman, dir VM
 
  
 
== Awards, etc ==
 
== Awards, etc ==
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[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
 
[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
  
''Mornings at Seven'' (NTO) theatre programme, 1959.
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''[[Mornings at Seven]]'' ([[NTO]]) theatre programme, 1959.
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Various entries in [[NELM]] catalogue.
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https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0577910/
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[[Alexandra Xenia Sabina Mossolow]][http://classicsa.co.za/site/listings/view/classicsa_sabina_mossolow_soprano/?s=musicians&f=ind&m=2&ms=1]. 2003. ''The career of South African soprano [[Nellie du Toit]], born 1929''. Unpublished Masters thesis. [[University of Stellenbosch]].[http://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/16394]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:58, 27 March 2024

Victor Melleney (1922-2006) was a British born actor, director and production manager.

Not to be confused with Victor Melleney (1945-), the disgraced former BBC producer of documentary programmes

Biography

Born in London, England, on 13 August 1922, where he entered the theatrical profession as actor and director.

He was brought out to South Africa in 1958 to work for the National Theatre Organisation (NTO) as director and as actor from 1959-1962. He stayed on to work for the Performing Arts Councils, the Pieter Toerien company and others and to appear in a range of films. Like most professionals, he also directed for amateur companies, such as the Bloemfontein Reps.

He died on 14 April 2006 in South Africa.

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

As an actor, he appeared in :

The Cave Dwellers (NTO 1959), The Complaisant Lover (1960), There Goes the Bride, Rosebloom, Who Killed "Agatha" Christie? (at the Academy Theatre), The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (as “Ed Earl Dodd” at His Majesty's Theatre), Hello, Dolly! (as “Horace van der Gelder”), My Fair Lady (as “Alfred Doolittle”). Brian Brooke’s Any Wednesday with Helen Cotterill and Vivienne Drummond in 1973. In 1988 he appeared as Goldman in District Six – The Musical at the Market Theatre. He starred in Michael Pertwee’s Birds of Paradise at the Alhambra Theatre in 1992. He also played in The Villagers in 1977 for the SABC - TV.

As a director The Cave Dwellers (NTO 1959), the musical Dingaka in 1961, The School for Wives, Seven against the Sun, Mornings at Seven (1959), An Oak Falls in Bishopscourt (at the Baxter Theatre), Send for Dolly (at the Academy Theatre), J.M. Synge’s The Playboy of the Western World (for PACT at the Civic Theatre in 1963), Lokval Vir 'n Man Alleen (Trap for a Lonely Man) (for TRUK in 1963), The Caucasian Chalk Circle (PACT 1965) , an adaptation of War and Peace at the Alexander Theatre for PACT in 1966, The Mask and the Face (PACT, 1967) and The Skinflint, 1969, Another Sip of Jerepigo, 1990. For PACT, he directed the operas Prodaná nevěsta (1966) and Madama Butterfly (1967 and 1968).

Among his many film roles have been appearances in Safari 3000 (1982), Never Say Die (1994), Cyborg Cop II (1994) and The Last Samurai (1990).[1]

Awards, etc

Sources

SACD 1974, 1979/80, 1980/81, 1981/82.

Tucker, 1997.

Mornings at Seven (NTO) theatre programme, 1959.

Various entries in NELM catalogue.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0577910/

Alexandra Xenia Sabina Mossolow[2]. 2003. The career of South African soprano Nellie du Toit, born 1929. Unpublished Masters thesis. University of Stellenbosch.[3]

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