Anthony Delius - Revision history

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 http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5804485.Anthony_Delius
-Gerald Shaw. 1999. ''The Cape Times: An Informal History'' - Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=vBNhZxzzrWUC&pg=PA180&lpg=PA180&dq=Anthony+Delius&source=bl&ots=Hbw14jgzFV&sig=pQa7dUC8C1_9Lb5RASH6ne9k6eo&hl=af&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjY2J-grqHMAhWcHsAKHW3XAQk4ChDoAQhfMAk#v=onepage&q=Anthony%20Delius&f=false]
+Gerald Shaw. 1999. ''The Cape Times: An Informal History'' - [[Google E-book]][https://books.google.co.za/books?id=vBNhZxzzrWUC&pg=PA180&lpg=PA180&dq=Anthony+Delius&source=bl&ots=Hbw14jgzFV&sig=pQa7dUC8C1_9Lb5RASH6ne9k6eo&hl=af&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjY2J-grqHMAhWcHsAKHW3XAQk4ChDoAQhfMAk#v=onepage&q=Anthony%20Delius&f=false]
-Anthony Delius, ''Border: A Novel'' - Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=M8MdTZ6EaicC&pg=PP4&lpg=PP4&dq=Anthony+Delius&source=bl&ots=yCN3HrDN9a&sig=kR77F7MBhEBXgySeBuYmDFLBN3g&hl=af&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjY2J-grqHMAhWcHsAKHW3XAQk4ChDoAQggMAE#v=onepage&q=Anthony%20Delius&f=false]
+Anthony Delius, ''Border: A Novel'' - [[Google E-book]][https://books.google.co.za/books?id=M8MdTZ6EaicC&pg=PP4&lpg=PP4&dq=Anthony+Delius&source=bl&ots=yCN3HrDN9a&sig=kR77F7MBhEBXgySeBuYmDFLBN3g&hl=af&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjY2J-grqHMAhWcHsAKHW3XAQk4ChDoAQggMAE#v=onepage&q=Anthony%20Delius&f=false]
 ''[[The Fall]]'' theatre programme ([[NTO]]) 1960.
-"Anthony Delius" in Gareth Cornwell, Dirk Klopper and Craig Mackenzie. 2012. ''The Columbia Guide to South African Literature in English Since 1945'' (page 83) - Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=j2j_ieNDsU4C&dq=Anthony+Delius&hl=af&source=gbs_navlinks_s]
+"Anthony Delius" in Gareth Cornwell, Dirk Klopper and Craig Mackenzie. 2012. ''The Columbia Guide to South African Literature in English Since 1945'' (page 83) - [[Google E-book]][https://books.google.co.za/books?id=j2j_ieNDsU4C&dq=Anthony+Delius&hl=af&source=gbs_navlinks_s]
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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	He was born Anthony Ronald St Martin Delius at Simonstown at the end of the first World War and was educated at St Aidan's College and Rhodes University in Grahamstown. Married to Tina and the couple had two children.		He was born Anthony Ronald St Martin Delius at Simonstown at the end of the first World War and was educated at St Aidan's College and Rhodes University in Grahamstown. Married to Tina and the couple had two children.
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	Having finished his studies, he became a reporter in Port Elizabeth. In 1940 he joined the South African Military Intelligence for the duration of the war. After his return he returned to journalism, helping to found the Evening Post in Port Elizabeth, before joining the Cape Times in Cape Town. Besides travelling widely as a reporter in Africa, as well as the USA and Europe, he also lectured in African Government at the University of Cape Town.		Having finished his studies, he became a reporter in Port Elizabeth. In 1940 he joined the South African Military Intelligence for the duration of the war. After his return he returned to journalism, helping to found the Evening Post in Port Elizabeth, before joining the Cape Times in Cape Town. Besides travelling widely as a reporter in Africa, as well as the USA and Europe, he also lectured in African Government at the University of Cape Town.

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	"Anthony Delius" in Gareth Cornwell, Dirk Klopper and Craig Mackenzie. 2012. ''The Columbia Guide to South African Literature in English Since 1945'' (page 83) - Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=j2j_ieNDsU4C&dq=Anthony+Delius&hl=af&source=gbs_navlinks_s]		"Anthony Delius" in Gareth Cornwell, Dirk Klopper and Craig Mackenzie. 2012. ''The Columbia Guide to South African Literature in English Since 1945'' (page 83) - Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=j2j_ieNDsU4C&dq=Anthony+Delius&hl=af&source=gbs_navlinks_s]
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	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-He wrote two plays, of which only the first, ''[[The Fall|The Fall: A Play about Rhodes]]'',  was performed and published in 1960.  The first English play to be done at the newly refurbished [[National Theatre]] in Pretoria as part of the 1960 ''[[Union Festival]]'' celebrations, it was published by .
+He wrote two plays, of which only the first, ''[[The Fall|The Fall: A Play about Rhodes]]'',  was performed and published in 1960.  The first English play to be done at the newly refurbished [[National Theatre]] in Pretoria as part of the 1960 ''[[Union Festival]]'' celebrations, it was performed by the [[National Theatre Organisation]] and published by [[Human and Rousseau]].
 His second play, ''[[The Day of the Ancestors]]'' was never published.

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-He wrote two plays, of which only the first, ''[[The Fall|The Fall: A Play about Rhodes]]'',  was published in 1960 and was the first English play to be done at the newly refurbished [[National Theatre]] in Pretoria as part of the 1960 ''[[Union Festival]]'' celebrations.
+He wrote two plays, of which only the first, ''[[The Fall|The Fall: A Play about Rhodes]]'',  was performed and published in 1960.  The first English play to be done at the newly refurbished [[National Theatre]] in Pretoria as part of the 1960 ''[[Union Festival]]'' celebrations, it was published by .
 == Awards, etc ==

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-[[Anthony Delius]] (1916-1989) was a South African journalist, poet, author and playwright.
+[[Anthony Delius]] (1916-1989) was a South African journalist, political commentator, poet, author and playwright.
 == Biography ==
-He was born Anthony Ronald St Martin Delius at Simonstown at the end of the first World War and was educated at St Aidan's College and Rhodes University in Grahamstown.
+He was born Anthony Ronald St Martin Delius at Simonstown at the end of the first World War and was educated at St Aidan's College and Rhodes University in Grahamstown. Married to Tina and the couple had two children.
 === Career ===
-Having finished his studies, he became a reporter in Port Elizabeth. In 1940 he joined the South African Military Intelligence for the duration of the war. After his return he returned to journalism, helping to found the Evening Post in Port Elizabeth, before joining the Cape Times in Cape Town. Besides travelling widely as a reporter in Africa, as well as the USA and Europe, he also lectured in African Government at the University of Cape Town.
+Having finished his studies, he became a reporter in Port Elizabeth. In 1940 he joined the South African Military Intelligence for the duration of the war. After his return he returned to journalism, helping to found the Evening Post in Port Elizabeth, before joining the Cape Times in Cape Town. Besides travelling widely as a reporter in Africa, as well as the USA and Europe, he  also lectured in African Government at the University of Cape Town.
-Besides his work with the Cape Times, he also wrote as correspondent for several international papers, including the ''New York Reporter'', ''The Guardian'' and  ''The Washington Post''. .
+He was a highly regarded political commentator and strongly opposed to the Nationalist government, which led to numerous clashes withy the government, especially in his period as parliamentary reporter. Besides his work with the ''[[Cape Times]]'', he also wrote as correspondent for several international papers, including the ''New York Reporter'', ''The Manchester Guardian'', the ''BBC'' and  ''The Washington Post''. In 1967, with the pressure mounting, he left south Africa to settle in the UK, working full-time for the [[BBC]], though still continuing with a column in the ''[[Cape Times]]'' for many years.
-His writing includes a number of books, e.g. ''The Last Division'' (1959), ''The Day Natal Took Off: A Satire''  (1963), ''Border: A Novel'' (1976), ''The Young Traveller in South Africa'' (1949), ''The Paperbook of South African English Poetry''  (1984) ''Upsurge in Africa'' (1960),
+His writing includes a number of books of poetry and prose, e.g. ''The Last Division'' (1959), ''The Day Natal Took Off: A Satire''  (1963), ''Border: A Novel'' (1976), ''The Young Traveller in South Africa'' (1949), ''The Paperbook of South African English Poetry''  (1984) ''Upsurge in Africa'' (1960),
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-His  first play ''[[The Fall|The Fall: A Play about Rhodes]]'' was published in 1960 and was the first English play to be done at the [[National Theatre]] in Pretoria in that year.
+He wrote two plays, of which only the first, ''[[The Fall|The Fall: A Play about Rhodes]]'',  was published in 1960 and was the first English play to be done at the newly refurbished [[National Theatre]] in Pretoria as part of the 1960 ''[[Union Festival]]'' celebrations.
 == Awards, etc ==
 == Sources ==
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 ''[[The Fall]]'' theatre programme ([[NTO]]) 1960.
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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	http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5804485.Anthony_Delius		http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5804485.Anthony_Delius
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		+	Gerald Shaw. 1999. ''The Cape Times: An Informal History'' - Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=vBNhZxzzrWUC&pg=PA180&lpg=PA180&dq=Anthony+Delius&source=bl&ots=Hbw14jgzFV&sig=pQa7dUC8C1_9Lb5RASH6ne9k6eo&hl=af&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjY2J-grqHMAhWcHsAKHW3XAQk4ChDoAQhfMAk#v=onepage&q=Anthony%20Delius&f=false]

	Anthony Delius, ''Border: A Novel'' - Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=M8MdTZ6EaicC&pg=PP4&lpg=PP4&dq=Anthony+Delius&source=bl&ots=yCN3HrDN9a&sig=kR77F7MBhEBXgySeBuYmDFLBN3g&hl=af&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjY2J-grqHMAhWcHsAKHW3XAQk4ChDoAQggMAE#v=onepage&q=Anthony%20Delius&f=false]		Anthony Delius, ''Border: A Novel'' - Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=M8MdTZ6EaicC&pg=PP4&lpg=PP4&dq=Anthony+Delius&source=bl&ots=yCN3HrDN9a&sig=kR77F7MBhEBXgySeBuYmDFLBN3g&hl=af&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjY2J-grqHMAhWcHsAKHW3XAQk4ChDoAQggMAE#v=onepage&q=Anthony%20Delius&f=false]

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 http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5804485.Anthony_Delius
-Anthony Delius, ''Border: A Novel''[ - Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=M8MdTZ6EaicC&pg=PP4&lpg=PP4&dq=Anthony+Delius&source=bl&ots=yCN3HrDN9a&sig=kR77F7MBhEBXgySeBuYmDFLBN3g&hl=af&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjY2J-grqHMAhWcHsAKHW3XAQk4ChDoAQggMAE#v=onepage&q=Anthony%20Delius&f=false]
+Anthony Delius, ''Border: A Novel'' - Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=M8MdTZ6EaicC&pg=PP4&lpg=PP4&dq=Anthony+Delius&source=bl&ots=yCN3HrDN9a&sig=kR77F7MBhEBXgySeBuYmDFLBN3g&hl=af&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjY2J-grqHMAhWcHsAKHW3XAQk4ChDoAQggMAE#v=onepage&q=Anthony%20Delius&f=false]
 ''[[The Fall]]'' theatre programme (NTO) 1960.