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Biography

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 ==Biography==
-Jacoba (or Cobie as she was known) was born in Pretoria, daughter of Jacob Punt and Cecile Henriette Ruwers.
+Jacoba (or Cobie as she was known) was born in Pretoria, daughter of Jacob Punt and [[Cecile Henriette Ruwers]].
 ==Training==

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 In 1950, Cobie took over her sister's dance classes as teacher.
-In March 1952 for the Van Riebeeck festival in Pretoria, Cobie, together with [[Ida Bagot-Smith]] presented an historical performance ''[[Aanskou, ons bou 'n nasie]]'' ("Behold, we build a nation") at the Loftus Versfeld  grounds in the form of live tableaux and a depiction of the Great Trek complete with oxen and wagon.
+In March 1952 for the Van Riebeeck festival in Pretoria, Cobie, together with [[Ida Bagot-Smith]] presented an historical performance ''[[Aanskou, ons bou 'n Nasie!]]'' ("Behold, we build a nation") at the Loftus Versfeld  grounds in the form of live tableaux and a depiction of the Great Trek complete with oxen and wagon.
 Inspired [[Pretoria Theatre for Children]], 1958 in the [[Baker Memorial Hall]].  She produced the first production, ''[[Beauty is Fled]]'' by Paul Vincent Carroll  on 16/17 October 1959 by pupils of the Hatfield Primary School.

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 In 1950, Cobie took over her sister's dance classes as teacher.
-In March 1952 for the Van Riebeeck festival in Pretoria, Cobie, together with [[Ida Bagot-Smith]] presented an historical performance ''[[Aanskou, ons bou n nasie]]'' ("Behold, we build a nation") at the Loftus Versfeld  grounds in the form of live tableaux and a depiction of the Great Trek complete with oxen and wagon.
+In March 1952 for the Van Riebeeck festival in Pretoria, Cobie, together with [[Ida Bagot-Smith]] presented an historical performance ''[[Aanskou, ons bou 'n nasie]]'' ("Behold, we build a nation") at the Loftus Versfeld  grounds in the form of live tableaux and a depiction of the Great Trek complete with oxen and wagon.
 Inspired [[Pretoria Theatre for Children]], 1958 in the [[Baker Memorial Hall]].  She produced the first production, ''[[Beauty is Fled]]'' by Paul Vincent Carroll  on 16/17 October 1959 by pupils of the Hatfield Primary School.

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 In 1950, Cobie took over her sister's dance classes as teacher.
-In March 1952 for the Van Riebeeck festival in Pretoria, Cobie, together with [[Ida Bagot-Smith]] presented an historical performance "Aanskou, ons bou n nasie" ("Behold, we build a nation") at the Loftus Versfeld  grounds in the form of live tableaux and a depiction of the Great Trek complete with oxen and wagon.
+In March 1952 for the Van Riebeeck festival in Pretoria, Cobie, together with [[Ida Bagot-Smith]] presented an historical performance ''[[Aanskou, ons bou n nasie]]'' ("Behold, we build a nation") at the Loftus Versfeld  grounds in the form of live tableaux and a depiction of the Great Trek complete with oxen and wagon.
 Inspired [[Pretoria Theatre for Children]], 1958 in the [[Baker Memorial Hall]].  She produced the first production, ''[[Beauty is Fled]]'' by Paul Vincent Carroll  on 16/17 October 1959 by pupils of the Hatfield Primary School.

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	Willem J. Punt. 'My vader: Willem Henry Jacobus Punt' in ''Pretoriana'', No. 111, 1998.		Willem J. Punt. 'My vader: Willem Henry Jacobus Punt' in ''Pretoriana'', No. 111, 1998.
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		+	https://repository.up.ac.za/bitstream/handle/2263/16020/003_p041-060.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y

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	In 1950, Cobie took over her sister's dance classes as teacher.		In 1950, Cobie took over her sister's dance classes as teacher.
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		+	In March 1952, Cobie, together with [[Ida Bagot-Smith]] presented an historical performance "Aanskou, ons bou n nasie" ("Behold, we build a nation") at the Loftus Versfeld grounds in the form of live tableaux and a depiction of the Great Trek complete with oxen and wagon.

	Inspired [[Pretoria Theatre for Children]], 1958 in the [[Baker Memorial Hall]]. She produced the first production, ''[[Beauty is Fled]]'' by Paul Vincent Carroll on 16/17 October 1959 by pupils of the Hatfield Primary School.		Inspired [[Pretoria Theatre for Children]], 1958 in the [[Baker Memorial Hall]]. She produced the first production, ''[[Beauty is Fled]]'' by Paul Vincent Carroll on 16/17 October 1959 by pupils of the Hatfield Primary School.

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-Cobie and her sister Cecille regularly gave dance and variety performances in Pretoria, performing in English and Dutch.
+Cobie and her sister [[Cecile Punt]] (later de Ridder) regularly gave dance and variety performances in Pretoria, performing in English and Dutch.
 In 1918, she played the role of "Moonbeam" in a performance of the play ''[[Moonshine]]''. This was performed again three times in 1920 at the [[Opera House]].

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-'''Cobie Court'''. (19*-) Actress, director and producer.
+'''Cobie Court'''. (1905-) Actress, director and producer.
 Stage name of Jacoba Punt.
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 ==Biography==
 Jacoba (or Cobie as she was known) was born in Pretoria, daughter of Jacob Punt and Cecile Henriette Ruwers.
 ==Training==
-She was a former pupil of American-born dancer and choreographer Isadora Duncan.
+It was Cobie's mother's wish that her daughter pursue a career on the stage, and (while they were living in The Hague) arranged for her to be trained from the age of 9 along with her sister Cecille by Jacoba van der Pas (a former student of Isadora Duncan).
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 As an actress, she worked with [[Stephen Black]], playing Helena in ''[[Helena's Hope, Ltd]]''.
 Inspired [[Pretoria Theatre for Children]], 1958 in the [[Baker Memorial Hall]].  She produced the first production, ''[[Beauty is Fled]]'' by Paul Vincent Carroll  on 16/17 October 1959 by pupils of the Hatfield Primary School.