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 He was the father of the actress and director [[Margaret Webster]].
-While ha had a successful stage career, he was better known as a film actor, appearing in 43 films between 1913 and 1943.  These included ''[[The Old Curiosity Shop]]'' (1935), ''[[The Prisoner of Zenda]]'' (1937), ''[[Mrs. Miniver]]'' (1942) and ''[[Lassie Come Home]]'' (1943).
+While he had a successful stage career, he was better known as a film actor, appearing in 43 films between 1913 and 1943.  These included ''[[The Old Curiosity Shop]]'' (1935), ''[[The Prisoner of Zenda]]'' (1937), ''[[Mrs. Miniver]]'' (1942) and ''[[Lassie Come Home]]'' (1943).
 Webster passed away on 26 February 1947.

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-=[[Ben Webster]] ( 1864–1947), English/American actor=
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	[[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)		[[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)

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 He was the father of the actress and director [[Margaret Webster]].
-While ha had a successful stage career, he was better known as a film actor, appearing in 43 films between 1913 and 1943.  These included ''[[The Old Curiosity Shop]]'' (1935), ''[[The Prisoner of Zenda]]'' (1937), ''[[Mrs.
+While ha had a successful stage career, he was better known as a film actor, appearing in 43 films between 1913 and 1943.  These included ''[[The Old Curiosity Shop]]'' (1935), ''[[The Prisoner of Zenda]]'' (1937), ''[[Mrs. Miniver]]'' (1942) and ''[[Lassie Come Home]]'' (1943).
 Webster passed away on 26 February 1947.

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 Born '''[[Benjamin Webster]]'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Webster_(actor)] on 2 June 1864, the son of [[W.S. Webster]] and grandson of the playwright, [[Benjamin Webster]], he had a long career on the English stage, before moving to Hollywood, where he and his wife, the actress [[May Whitty]], made numerous films in later years.
 He was the father of the actress and director [[Margaret Webster]].
 Webster passed away on 26 February 1947.

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 == Biography ==
-Born '''[[Benjamin Webster]]'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Webster_(actor)] on 2 June 1864, he had a long career on the English stage, before moving to Hollywood, where he and his wife, the actress [[May Whitty]], made numerous films in later years.
+Born '''[[Benjamin Webster]]'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Webster_(actor)] on 2 June 1864, the son of [[W.S. Webster]] and grandson of the playwright, Benjamin Webster he had a long career on the English stage, before moving to Hollywood, where he and his wife, the actress [[May Whitty]], made numerous films in later years.
 He was the father of the actress and director [[Margaret Webster]].
 Webster passed away on 26 February 1947.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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−	''Besides the 19th century actor, manager and playwright Benjamin Nottingham Webster (1797-1882)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Nottingham_Webster] and ~~his son~~, whose plays were often done in the country, there have also been other people named [[Benjamin Webster]] or [[Ben Webster]], who have had more direct connections with theatre in South Africa.''	+	''Besides the 19th century actor, manager and playwright Benjamin Nottingham Webster (1797-1882)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Nottingham_Webster], lessee of the Haymarket Theatre and the Adelphi Theatre in London, whose plays were often done in the country, there have also been other people named [[Benjamin Webster]] or [[Ben Webster]], who have had more direct connections with theatre in South Africa.''

	'''''Among them have been:'''''		'''''Among them have been:'''''

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−	''Besides the 19th century playwright Benjamin Nottingham Webster (1797-1882)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Nottingham_Webster] and his son, whose plays were often done in the country, there have also been other people named [[Benjamin Webster]] or [[Ben Webster]], who have had more direct connections with theatre in South Africa.''	+	''Besides the 19th century actor, manager and playwright Benjamin Nottingham Webster (1797-1882)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Nottingham_Webster] and his son, whose plays were often done in the country, there have also been other people named [[Benjamin Webster]] or [[Ben Webster]], who have had more direct connections with theatre in South Africa.''

	'''''Among them have been:'''''		'''''Among them have been:'''''