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[[Dame Sybil Thorndike|Sybil Thorndike]] (1882-1976). Actress and manager. 

== Biography ==
Studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Ben Greet's Academy. Married the actor [[Sir Lewis Casson]]. Worked for * 

==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
She directed a [[Jewish Guild]] production of ''[[The Sisters' Tragedy]]'' in 1929.

In 1935 she and her husband performed Shaw’s *** in South Africa under the auspices of [[African Consolidated Theatres]]. They did another tour with *** in 1956, brought out by [[Brian Brooke]] for a series of drama and poetry recitals, inter alia playing for a black audience at the [[Bantu Men's Social Centre]]. During these visits she became interested in and expressed support for the activities of the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society]] and the [[Bantu Dramatic Society]].

== Sources ==
[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.

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