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(1928-*) Artist, Illustrator, journalist and dramatist.

== Biography ==

Born Richard (Dick) Findlay in Pretoria, 1928.
Trained as an artist, he became a prolific ornothological painter and visual artist, especially in water colour, and besides numerous exhibitions, his artworks have been displayed in numerous bird and mammal books. In addition he designed a famous series of South African postage stamps and several coins.

His images have appeared in ten books and more than 50 different periodicals. Publications include the First Folio of South African Birds (with Alan Bird, 1959), A Folio of South African Animals (1967), ,and the illustrations for a prestigious reprint of The Soul Of The Ape and The Soul Of The White Ant by Eugène N. Marais. He also did a mural for the orignal Jan Smuts Airport in Johannesburg.

==Contribution to South African Theatre, Film, Media and Performance==

He wrote articles on the arts, including theatre, and did designs for various stage productions over the years.

He wrote one [[Afrikaans]] play, ''[[Bitter Lied van die Somer]]” (written earlier, published in 1974).

He also wrote the script for ''[[Forgotten Summer]]”, a film based on the play and filmed in 1970 by [[Panorama Films]] in English.

==Sources==

Ogilvie and Graff. 1988. The Dictionary of South African Painters and Sculptors Johannesburg: Everard Read.

http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/item/171672613/Bitter_Lied_van_die_Somer_n_Toneelstuk_in_drie_Bedrywe_deur_Dick_Findlay.html

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2614834/combined
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]

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 The author of many articles on the arts, including theatre,  he  did designs for various stage productions over the years.
-A a playwright he produced an [[Afrikaans]] play, ''[[Bitter Lied van die Somer]]'' (written earlier, published by [[J.L. van Schaik]] in 1974), which was the basis for an English script he wrote for ''[[Forgotten Summer]]'', filmed in 1970 by [[Panorama Films]]. He also wrote the [[Afrikaans]] play ''[[Roep van die Naguiltjie]]''.
+A a playwright he produced an [[Afrikaans]] play, ''[[Bitter Lied van die Somer]]'' (written earlier, published by [[J.L. van Schaik]] in 1974), which was the basis for an English script he wrote for ''[[Forgotten Summer]]'', filmed in 1970 by [[Panorama Films]]. He also wrote the [[Afrikaans]] one-act play ''[[Roep van die Naguiltjie]]''.
 ==Sources==

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 The author of many articles on the arts, including theatre,  he  did designs for various stage productions over the years.
-A a playwright he produced an [[Afrikaans]] play, ''[[Bitter Lied van die Somer]]'' (written earlier, published by [[J.L. van Schaik]] in 1974), which was the basis for an English script he wrote for ''[[Forgotten Summer]]'', filmed in 1970 by [[Panorama Films]].
+A a playwright he produced an [[Afrikaans]] play, ''[[Bitter Lied van die Somer]]'' (written earlier, published by [[J.L. van Schaik]] in 1974), which was the basis for an English script he wrote for ''[[Forgotten Summer]]'', filmed in 1970 by [[Panorama Films]]. He also wrote the [[Afrikaans]] play ''[[Roep van die Naguiltjie]]''.
 ==Sources==

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 The author of many articles on the arts, including theatre,  he  did designs for various stage productions over the years.
-He  wrote one [[Afrikaans]] play, ''[[Bitter Lied van die Somer]]'' (written earlier, published in 1974).
+A a playwright he produced an [[Afrikaans]] play, ''[[Bitter Lied van die Somer]]'' (written earlier, published by [[J.L. van Schaik]] in 1974), which was the basis for an English script he wrote for ''[[Forgotten Summer]]'', filmed in 1970 by [[Panorama Films]].
 ==Sources==

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-[[Dick Findlay]](1928-*). Artist, Illustrator, journalist and dramatist.
+[[Dick Findlay]](1928-1996). Artist, Illustrator, journalist and dramatist.
 == Biography ==
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 Trained as an artist, he became a prolific ornothological painter and visual artist, especially in water colour, and besides numerous exhibitions, his artworks have been displayed in numerous bird and mammal books. In addition he designed a famous series of South African postage stamps and several coins.
-His images have appeared in ten books and more than 50 different periodicals. Publications include the First Folio of South African Birds (with  Alan Bird, 1959), A Folio of South African Animals (1967),  ,and the illustrations for a prestigious reprint of The Soul Of The Ape and  The Soul Of The White Ant by Eugène N. Marais. He also did a mural for the orignal Jan Smuts Airport  in Johannesburg.
+His images have appeared in ten books and more than 50 different periodicals. Publications include the First Folio of South African Birds (with  Alan Bird, 1959), A Folio of South African Animals (1967),   and the illustrations for a prestigious reprint of ''The Soul of the Ape'' and  ''The Soul of the White Ant'' by [[Eugène N. Marais]]. He also did a mural for the original Jan Smuts Airport  in Johannesburg.
 ==Contribution to South African Theatre, Film, Media and Performance==
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 ==Sources==
 Ogilvie and Graff. 1988. The Dictionary of South African Painters and Sculptors Johannesburg: Everard Read.

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 He wrote articles on the arts, including theatre,  and did designs for various stage productions over the years.
-He  wrote one [[Afrikaans]] play, ''[[Bitter Lied van die Somer]]” (written earlier, published in 1974).
+He  wrote one [[Afrikaans]] play, ''[[Bitter Lied van die Somer]]'' (written earlier, published in 1974).
-He also wrote the script for ''[[Forgotten Summer]]”, a film based on the play and filmed in 1970 by [[Panorama Films]] in English.
+He also wrote the script for ''[[Forgotten Summer]]'', a film based on the play and filmed in 1970 by [[Panorama Films]] in English.
 ==Sources==