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 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338568688_Obituary_Professor_B_Bromilow-Downing [accessed Jul 01 2024].
-Obituary: Professor [[B. Bromilow-Downing]], ''South African Journal of Physiotherapy'', September 198036(3):77 (DOI:10.4102/sajp.v36i3.14510
+"Obituary: Professor [[B. Bromilow-Downing]]", ''South African Journal of Physiotherapy'', September 198036(3):77 (DOI:10.4102/sajp.v36i3.14510)
 https://www.pbdphoto.co.za/

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-While a student he was an active member of the [[University of Cape Town Dramatic Society]] ([[UCT Dramatic Society]]), and after the war, while he was superintendent of the Frere Hospital in East London, he was the moving force responsible for establishing the [[East London Guild Theatre]], for which he produced the  pantomimes, on occasion writing the libretto and directing the play himself, in conjunction with his friend, [[Arthur Markson]], who provided the music. Among the works were ''[[Sinbad the Sailor]]'' (1953).
+While a student he was an active member of the [[University of Cape Town Dramatic Society]] and, after the war, while he was superintendent of the Frere Hospital in East London, he was the moving force responsible for establishing the [[East London Guild Theatre]], for which he produced the  pantomimes, on occasion writing the libretto and directing the play himself, in conjunction with his friend, [[Arthur Markson]], who provided the music. Among the works were ''[[Sinbad the Sailor]]'' (1953).
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-While a student he was an active member of the [[University of Cape Town Dramatic Society]], and after the war, while he was superintendent of the Frere Hospital in East London, he was the moving force responsible for establishing the [[East London Guild Theatre]], for which he produced the  pantomimes, on occasion writing the libretto and directing the play himself, in conjunction with his friend, [[Arthur Markson]], who provided the music. Among the works were ''[[Sinbad the Sailor]]'' (1953).
+While a student he was an active member of the [[University of Cape Town Dramatic Society]] ([[UCT Dramatic Society]]), and after the war, while he was superintendent of the Frere Hospital in East London, he was the moving force responsible for establishing the [[East London Guild Theatre]], for which he produced the  pantomimes, on occasion writing the libretto and directing the play himself, in conjunction with his friend, [[Arthur Markson]], who provided the music. Among the works were ''[[Sinbad the Sailor]]'' (1953).
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-While a student he was an active member of the [[University of Cape Town Dramatic Society]], and after the war, while he was superintendent of the Frere Hospital in East London, he was the moving force responsible for establishing the [[East London Guild Theatre]], for which he produced the  pantomimes, usually writing the libretto and directing the play himself, in conjunction with his friend, [[Arthur Markson]], who provided the music. Among the works were
+While a student he was an active member of the [[University of Cape Town Dramatic Society]], and after the war, while he was superintendent of the Frere Hospital in East London, he was the moving force responsible for establishing the [[East London Guild Theatre]], for which he produced the  pantomimes, on occasion writing the libretto and directing the play himself, in conjunction with his friend, [[Arthur Markson]], who provided the music. Among the works were ''[[Sinbad the Sailor]]'' (1953).
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-While a student he was an active member of the [[University of Cape Town Dramatic Society]], and after the war, while he was superintendent of the Frere Hospital in East London, he was the moving force responsible for establishing the [[East London Guild Theatre]], for which he produced the  pantomimes, usually writing the libretto and directing the play himself, in conjunction with his friend, [[Arthur Markson]], who provided the music.
+While a student he was an active member of the [[University of Cape Town Dramatic Society]], and after the war, while he was superintendent of the Frere Hospital in East London, he was the moving force responsible for establishing the [[East London Guild Theatre]], for which he produced the  pantomimes, usually writing the libretto and directing the play himself, in conjunction with his friend, [[Arthur Markson]], who provided the music. Among the works were
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 On his return after the war, he commanded the military section of the Johannesburg General Hospital and then, on demobilisation, took up a position as superintendent of the Frere Hospital in East London, where he interested himself in the training of personnel in professions supplementary to medicine. At this stage he also became involved in local amateur dramatics and was to be the moving force in establishing the [[East London Guild Theatre]].
-From 1958 to 1977 Professor Bromilow-Downing was the Dean of the Medical Faculty and Professor of Medical Education at the University of Cape Town. In this period he held numerous positions in the medical field and broader society, among them being President
+In 1956 he was appointed Professional Assistant to the Director o f Hospital Services of the Cape Provincial Administration and in 1957 he was appointed Assistant Dean in the
-of the South African Society of Physiotherapy.
+Faculty of Medicine and later that year was confirmed as the Dean of the Medical Faculty and Professor of Medical Education at the University of Cape Town (positions he would hold from 1958 to 1977). In the same year he was nominated as the University’s representative on the South African Medical and Dental Council and was elected to the Council's Committee on Supplementary Health Services, later becoming Chairman of that Committee.
 He passed away in in Cape Town in 1980, leaving his wife Nan. The couple had two children, theatre photographer [[Pat Bromilow-Downing]][https://www.pbdphoto.co.za/] and a daughter, Lynne.