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 [[Paul Slabolepszy|Slabolepszy]] and Flynn collaborated in several successful productions over the years. The superb ''[[Saturday Night at the Palace]]'' premiéred at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1983, as did ''[[Pale Natives]]'' later. Keen sports-lovers, they then moved into pure farce with such successes as ''[[Under the Okes]]'', ''[[Over the Hill]]'', ''[[Heel Against the Head]]'' (the latter filmed as well). One of his most well-loved characters was "Tjokkie" in the hit comedies ''[[Heel Against the Head]]'' and ''[[Running Riot]]''.
-In the one-man piece ''[[The Colossus of Brooklyn]]'' (1989-90) he portrayed 42 characters.
+In the one-man piece ''[[The Colossus of Brooklyn]]'' (1989-90) he portrayed 42 characters. He starred in Richard Harris’s ''[[The Maintenance Man]]'' at the [[Leonard Rayne]] and in ''[[Alibi]]'' as "Hercule Poirot" in 1990.
 He appeared as one of the dames in the pantomime ''[[Sinbad's African Adventures]]'' in 1992.

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	His role as Willy Loman in Arthur Miller’s ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' garnered him every available Best Actor Award for 2000/2001.		His role as Willy Loman in Arthur Miller’s ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' garnered him every available Best Actor Award for 2000/2001.
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		+	In the late 1980s Bill was twice voted one of South Africa's top five most popular performers in nationwide surveys.

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 In all, Bill won 13 Best Actor Awards. He also won the Dublin Critics Award as well as a Golden Entertainer Award. Bill won a Best Screenplay Award for writing ''Saturday Night at the Palace''.
-Winner of 12 Best Actor awards by 2003, with 35 more nominations. Also numerous awards as supporting actor, e.g. the ([[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards|Fleur du Cap Theatre Award]], for Best Supporting Actor for ''[[Doubles]]'' (1987),
+Winner of 12 Best Actor awards by 2003, with 35 more nominations. Also numerous awards as supporting actor, e.g. the ([[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards|Fleur du Cap Theatre Award]], for Best Supporting Actor for ''[[Doubles]]'' (1987).
 His role as Willy Loman in Arthur Miller’s ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' garnered him every available Best Actor Award for 2000/2001.
 == Sources ==

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 Bill has appeared on stage in productions of  ''[[Hello and Goodbye]]''1975, ''[[Enemy – An Anti-War Collage]]'',
 ''[[People are Living There]]'',

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 In addition he did ''[[Popcorn]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 1973), ''[[Ruffian on the Stair]]'', ''[[School Play]]'', ''[[Skyvers/Jollers]]'', ''[[Superman]]'', ''[['Tis Pity She's a Whore]]'', ''[[A Touch of 1900s]]'', ''[[We Bombed in New Haven]]'', ''[[What the Butler Saw]]'', ''[[Workplay]]'', ''[[You’ll Come (chuckle) to Love Your ????? (snigger) Test]]'', ''[[After Liverpool]]'', ''[[Ashes]]'', ''[[Don't Walk About with Nothing On]]'', ''[[Drivers]]'', ''[[The Four Seasons]]'', ''[[Fragments]]'', ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]'', ''[[Going to Pot]]'', ''[[The Happy Prince]]'', ''[[I'll Ring for more Toast]]'', ''[[The Indian wants the Bronx]]'', ''[[Madly in Love]]'', ''[[Muzeeka]]'' and ''[[Outcry]]''.
-He played "Biff" in [[PACT]]'s ''[[Death of a Salesman]]''  (1975) and had roles in ''[[The Duchess of Malfi]]'' (PACT, 1975), ''[[The Tempest]]'' ([[PACT]] 1975), ''[[Fortune and Men's Eyes]]'' (1975), ''[[Fangs]]' '([[PACT]] 1977), ''[[The Norman Conquests]]''  (1979), ''[[The Royal Hunt of the Sun]]'' (1981), ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross]]'' (1985), ''[[Black Coffee]]'' (1985) ,  ''[[The Foreigner]]'' (1986), ''[[Doubles]]'' (1986-7), ''[[Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune]]'' (1988).
+He played "Biff" in [[PACT]]'s ''[[Death of a Salesman]]''  (1975) and had roles in ''[[The Duchess of Malfi]]'' (PACT, 1975), ''[[The Tempest]]'' ([[PACT]] 1975), ''[[Fortune and Men's Eyes]]'' (1975), ''[[Fangs]]'' ([[PACT]] 1977), ''[[The Norman Conquests]]'' (1979), ''[[The Royal Hunt of the Sun]]'' (1981), ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross]]'' (1985), ''[[Black Coffee]]'' (1985) ,  ''[[The Foreigner]]'' (1986), ''[[Doubles]]'' (1986-7), ''[[Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune]]'' (1988).
 [[Paul Slabolepszy|Slabolepszy]] and Flynn collaborated in several successful productions over the years. The superb ''[[Saturday Night at the Palace]]'' premiéred at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1983, as did ''[[Pale Natives]]'' later. Keen sports-lovers, they then moved into pure farce with such successes as ''[[Under the Okes]]'', ''[[Over the Hill]]'', ''[[Heel Against the Head]]'' (the latter filmed as well). One of his most well-loved characters was "Tjokkie" in the hit comedies ''[[Heel Against the Head]]'' and ''[[Running Riot]]''.
-In the one-man piece ''[[Colossus of Brooklyn]]'' (1989-90) he portrayed 42 characters.
+In the one-man piece ''[[The Colossus of Brooklyn]]'' (1989-90) he portrayed 42 characters.
 He starred in Richard Harris’s ''[[The Maintenance Man]]'' at the [[Leonard Rayne]] in 1990.
-He appeared as one of the dames in the pantomime ''[[Sinbad’s African Adventures]]'' in 1992.
+He appeared as one of the dames in the pantomime ''[[Sinbad's African Adventures]]'' in 1992.
 In 2000/1 Flynn made a resounding comeback as a serious actor in what must be the finest theatre production of the year, playing “Willy Loman” in Miller’s [[Death of a Salesman]] at the [[Grahamstown Festival]].

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-[[William "Bill" Flynn]] (13 December 1948 – 11 July 2007) was a South African actor, comedian, dramatist, director and rock band member. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Flynn].
+[[Bill Flynn|William "Bill" Flynn]] (13 December 1948 – 11 July 2007) was a South African actor, comedian, dramatist, director and rock band member. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Flynn].
 == Biography ==
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 In addition he did ''[[Popcorn]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 1973), ''[[Ruffian on the Stair]]'', ''[[School Play]]'', ''[[Skyvers/Jollers]]'', ''[[Superman]]'', ''[['Tis Pity She's a Whore]]'', ''[[A Touch of 1900s]]'', ''[[We Bombed in New Haven]]'', ''[[What the Butler Saw]]'', ''[[Workplay]]'', ''[[You’ll Come (chuckle) to Love Your ????? (snigger) Test]]'', ''[[After Liverpool]]'', ''[[Ashes]]'', ''[[Don't Walk About with Nothing On]]'', ''[[Drivers]]'', ''[[The Four Seasons]]'', ''[[Fragments]]'', ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]'', ''[[Going to Pot]]'', ''[[The Happy Prince]]'', ''[[I'll Ring for more Toast]]'', ''[[The Indian wants the Bronx]]'', ''[[Madly in Love]]'', ''[[Muzeeka]]'' and ''[[Outcry]]''.
-He played "Biff" in [[PACT]]'s ''[[Death of a Salesman]]''  (1975).
+He played "Biff" in [[PACT]]'s ''[[Death of a Salesman]]''  (1975) and had roles in ''[[The Duchess of Malfi]]'' (PACT, 1975), ''[[The Tempest]]'' ([[PACT]] 1975), ''[[Fortune and Men's Eyes]]'' (1975), ''[[Fangs]]' '([[PACT]] 1977), ''[[The Norman Conquests]]''  (1979), ''[[The Royal Hunt of the Sun]]'' (1981), ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross]]'' (1985), ''[[Black Coffee]]'' (1985) ,  ''[[The Foreigner]]'' (1986), ''[[Doubles]]'' (1986-7), ''[[Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune]]'' (1988).
-''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' with [[Joe Stewardson]] & [[Richard Haines]], (dir: [[Ken Leach]]),
+[[Paul Slabolepszy|Slabolepszy]] and Flynn collaborated in several successful productions over the years. The superb ''[[Saturday Night at the Palace]]'' premiéred at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1983, as did ''[[Pale Natives]]'' later. Keen sports-lovers, they then moved into pure farce with such successes as ''[[Under the Okes]]'', ''[[Over the Hill]]'', ''[[Heel Against the Head]]'' (the latter filmed as well). One of his most well-loved characters was "Tjokkie" in the hit comedies ''[[Heel Against the Head]]'' and ''[[Running Riot]]''.
 In the one-man piece ''[[Colossus of Brooklyn]]'' (1989-90) he portrayed 42 characters.

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-'''FLYNN, William "Bill"''' (13 December 1948 – 11 July 2007) was a South African actor and comedian. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Flynn]
+[[William "Bill" Flynn]] (13 December 1948 – 11 July 2007) was a South African actor, comedian, dramatist, director and rock band member. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Flynn].
 == Biography ==
-Born in Ysterplaat, Cape Town and attended Plumstead primary and high schools. Studied drama at the University of Cape Town  and Born in Cape Town and matriculated from Plumstead High School.
+He was born in Ysterplaat, Cape Town and attended Plumstead primary and high schools.
+He was married twice, first to [[Anne Power]] and later to [[Jana Cilliers]]. Bill died in Johannesburg of an apparent heart attack in July 2007 at the age of 58.
 === Training ===
-Studied at the [[University of Cape Town Drama Department]] under [[Robert Mohr]] and [[Mavis Taylor]] (BA in English and Drama).
+He studied at the [[University of Cape Town Drama Department]] under [[Robert Mohr]] and [[Mavis Taylor]] (BA in English and Drama).
 === Career ===
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 He joined the [[Market Theatre]]'s [[The Company]] in 1975.
-Besides working regularly with Slabolepszy, the 1980s saw Flynn also working for [[Pieter Toerien]]. As he gained weight and lost hair, he endeared himself to the public as a comedian and worked widely on stage, film and TV. However, in 2000/1 Flynn made a resounding comeback as a serious actor in what must be the finest theatre production of the year, playing “Willy Loman” in Miller’s [[Death of a Salesman]] at the [[Grahamstown Festival]], then touring the country.
+Besides working regularly with Slabolepszy, the 1980s saw Flynn also working for [[Pieter Toerien]]. As he gained weight and lost hair, he endeared himself to the public as a comedian and worked widely on stage, film and TV. However, in 2000/1 Flynn made a resounding comeback as a serious actor in what must be the finest theatre production of the year, playing “Willy Loman” in Miller’s ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' at the [[Grahamstown Festival]], then touring the country.
 He was also a talented singer and sang everything from comedy opera to rock ’n roll. After his years with ''Vinnie and the Viscounts'', his next band, ''The Rock Rebels'', developed a committed group of followers.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
+Bill has appeared on stage in productions of  ''[[Hello and Goodbye]]''1975, ''[[Enemy – An Anti-War Collage]]'',
 ''[[People are Living There]]'',
 ''[[Long Day's Journey into Night]]'',
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 In addition he did ''[[Popcorn]]'' ([[Pieter-Dirk Uys]], 1973), ''[[Ruffian on the Stair]]'', ''[[School Play]]'', ''[[Skyvers/Jollers]]'', ''[[Superman]]'', ''[['Tis Pity She's a Whore]]'', ''[[A Touch of 1900s]]'', ''[[We Bombed in New Haven]]'', ''[[What the Butler Saw]]'', ''[[Workplay]]'', ''[[You’ll Come (chuckle) to Love Your ????? (snigger) Test]]'', ''[[After Liverpool]]'', ''[[Ashes]]'', ''[[Don't Walk About with Nothing On]]'', ''[[Drivers]]'', ''[[The Four Seasons]]'', ''[[Fragments]]'', ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]'', ''[[Going to Pot]]'', ''[[The Happy Prince]]'', ''[[I'll Ring for more Toast]]'', ''[[The Indian wants the Bronx]]'', ''[[Madly in Love]]'', ''[[Muzeeka]]'' and ''[[Outcry]]''.
-As director:
+''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' with [[Joe Stewardson]] & [[Richard Haines]], (dir: [[Ken Leach]]),
-"Biff" in [[PACT]]'s ''[[Death of a Salesman]]''  (1975), ''[[The Duchess of Malfi]]'' (PACT, 1975), ''[[The Tempest]]'' ([[PACT]] 1975), ''[[Fortune and Men's Eyes]]'' (1975), ''[[Fangs]]''([[PACT]] 1977), ''[[The Norman Conquests]]''  (1979), ''[[The Royal Hunt of the Sun]]'' (1981), ''[[Saturday Night at the Palace]]'' (1982), ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross]]'' (1985), ''[[Black Coffee]]'' (1985) ,  ''[[The Foreigner]]'' (1986), ''[[Doubles]]'' (1986-7), ''[[Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune]]'' (1988).
+''[[The Duchess of Malfi]]'' (PACT, 1975), ''[[The Tempest]]'' ([[PACT]] 1975), ''[[Fortune and Men's Eyes]]'' (1975), ''[[Fangs]]' '([[PACT]] 1977), ''[[The Norman Conquests]]''  (1979), ''[[The Royal Hunt of the Sun]]'' (1981), ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross]]'' (1985), ''[[Black Coffee]]'' (1985) ,  ''[[The Foreigner]]'' (1986), ''[[Doubles]]'' (1986-7), ''[[Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune]]'' (1988).
 The superb ''[[Saturday Night at the Palace]]'' premiéred at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1983, as did ''[[Pale Natives]]'' later. Keen sports-lovers, they then moved into pure farce with such successes as ''[[Under the Okes]]'', ''[[Over the Hill]]'', ''[[Heel Against the Head]]'' (the latter filmed as well).
+Slabolepszy and Flynn collaborated in several successful productions over the years including ''[[Heel Against the Head]]'' in 1996.
 In the one-man piece ''[[Colossus of Brooklyn]]'' (1989-90) he portrayed 42 characters.
 He starred in Richard Harris’s ''[[The Maintenance Man]]'' at the [[Leonard Rayne]] in 1990.
-''[[Sinbad’s African Adventures]]'' (1992). (Tucker, 1997)
+He appeared as one of the dames in the pantomime ''[[Sinbad’s African Adventures]]'' in 1992.
-Slabolepszy and Flynn collaborated in several successful productions over the years including ''[[Heel Against the Head]]'' in 1996.
+In 2000/1 Flynn made a resounding comeback as a serious actor in what must be the finest theatre production of the year, playing “Willy Loman” in Miller’s [[Death of a Salesman]] at the [[Grahamstown Festival]].
-FLYNN, Bill. ''[[People are Living There]]'', ''[[Mila Miglia]]'' with [[Bill Curry]].  Took ''[[Hello and Goodbye]]'' to Dublin and won the Dublin Critic Circle Award.  d ''[[Hello and Goodbye]]'' & ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]'' , 1974. ''[[Saturday Night at the Palace]]''1981.  ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' with [[Joe Stewardson]] & [[Richard Haines]], (dir: [[Ken Leach]]), ''[[Outcry]]'' with [[Michelle Maxwell]]; ''[[The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas]]'' with [[Victor Melleney]]. ''[[Hallo en Koebaai]]'' with [[Yvonne Bryceland]].
+''[[Marico Moonshine and Mampoer]]'', ''[[The Four Seasons]]'', and a number of collaborative works with his friend and colleague [[Paul Slabolepszy]].
-One of his most well-loved characters was Tjokkie in the hit comedies ''Heel Against the Head'' and ''Running Riot''.
+=== Film and television ===
 His TV credits include ''Hello and Goodbye'', ''People are Living There'', ''Senor'' **, ''The Toasty Show'', ''The Carruthers Brothers'', ''Jozi Streets''.  ''[[Whites]]'';
-''[[City Lovers]]''.
+A role in the film ''City Lovers'' (directed by Barney Simon, 1982 [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0179724/]).
 Film credits include ''Saturday Night at the Palace'', ''Heel Against the Head'','' Aw Schucks it's UNTAG''?*, ''The Sunflower'', ''Oh Schucks..I'm Gatvol''?*, **.
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 ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]'' , [[Three Leaf Award]], 1974
-Won a 1975 [[Three Leaf Award]] for best actor for ''[[Hello and Goodbye]]'' and ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]''. Was [[Dublin Critics Awards]] Best Actor for 1976 for ''[[Hello and Goodbye]]''. Won a [[Sammy Award]] in 1979 for ''[[Play it again, Sam]]'' in Johannesburg.
+Won a 1975 [[Three Leaf Award]] for best actor for ''[[Hello and Goodbye]]'' and ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]''. Was Dublin Critic Circle Award Best Actor for 1976 for ''[[Hello and Goodbye]]''. Won a [[Sammy Award]] in 1979 for ''[[Play it again, Sam]]'' in Johannesburg.
 ''[[Saturday Night at the Palace]]'', won  The [[Amstel  Award]] as the Best Play of the Year, 1981.
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 Winner of 12 Best Actor awards by 2003, with 35 more nominations. Also numerous awards as supporting actor, e.g. the ([[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards|Fleur du Cap Theatre Award]], for Best Supporting Actor for ''[[Doubles]]'' (1987),
-His role as Willy Loman in Arthur Miller’s ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' garnered him every available Best Actor Award for that year.
+His role as Willy Loman in Arthur Miller’s ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' garnered him every available Best Actor Award for 2000/2001.
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 ''[[Die Burger]]'' 14 July 2007.
-Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Flynn]
+Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Flynn].
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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   ''[[Hello and Goodbye]]'' and ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]''.  1979 for ''[[Play it again, Sam]]'' in Johannesburg.
 Also performed in
-''[[Enemy - An Anti-War Collage]]'',
+''[[Enemy – An Anti-War Collage]]'',
 ''[[People are Living There]]'',
 ''[[Long Day's Journey into Night]]'',