Oswald van Blerk
Oswald van Blerk (19**-). Poet, actor.
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Biography
He attended school in Kimberley.
Youth
Training
Career
During the Second World War he had an entertainment group in the Middle East and Egypt. Back in South Africa he joinded the S.A. Broadcasting Corporation in Durban.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He had roles in Dear Brutus (Mr Dearth), An Inspector Calls (1948), Altyd My Liefste, The Skin of our Teeth (1946).
In 1968 he produced a production of Julius Caesar presented by Clapham High School.
He directed How Jan Klaasens Cured the King (Pretoria Theatre for Children, 1978).
Awards, etc
Sources
An Inspector Calls programme notes, 1948.
Theatre programme of Julius Caesar held by NELM Location: [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 18. 51.
Greyvenstein, Walter 1988. The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University.
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