Ivor Olën
Ivor Olën is a South African playwright.
Also found as Ivor Olen
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Biography
Besides references to an Afrikaans play written by an Ivor Olën, nothing specific is known of the author. Possible candidates could be:
Ivor Eksteen Olen (1903 - 1981)[1]
Johann Ivor Olën (circa 1945?-?) an architect who completed a DipArch degree at the University of Pretoria in 1966[2])
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Probably wrote an Afrikaans play called Vrydagaand by Oom Dick under the name Ivor Olën.
Sources
https://www.geni.com/people/Ivor-Olen/6000000114244872821
https://artefacts.co.za/main/Buildings/archframes_mob.php?archid=2587
A copy of the typed text of Vrydagaand by Oom Dick by Ivor Olën, found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department archives in 2022. Now held in the Performing Arts Research Collection (PARC) at the Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation, with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
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