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DE VILLIERS, Dirk Gysbert. (1924-2009) Actor, playwright, scriptwriter and film-maker. Born on the farm Villeria in the Douglas district, went to school in Jagersfontein, Marquard and Bethlehem. He studied engineering in Johannesburg, then worked in the Cape Town docks, before finding his way to London where he took a course in marine engineering. He became a ship’s engineer and worked his way around the world till 1950, when he settled down with his wife Addie. While studying in Johannesburg in 1942 he met up with [[Schalk Theron]] and joined the [[Sonop Afrikaner Kring]] theatre group. His first acting role in ''[[Die Goue Tempel]]'' ([[Schalk Theron]]), and his first lead was in ''[[Aandblom van die Witsenberge]]'' ([[D.F. Malherbe]]). Other roles include Lennox in the 1950 Afrikaans ''[[Macbeth]]'' ([[NTO]]), * He wrote a number of one act plays for the amateur theatre, including * In 195* he became involved in the film industry, and established himself as one of the giants of the medium. His film and TV credits as writer and director include ''Jy is my liefling'' ***, and the highly rated and popular ''Arende'' ("Eagles" - 198*) about the Anglo Boer War.

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−	DE VILLIERS, Dirk Gysbert. (1924-2009) Actor, playwright, scriptwriter and film-maker. Born on the farm Villeria in the Douglas district, went to school in Jagersfontein, Marquard and Bethlehem. He studied engineering in Johannesburg, then worked in the Cape Town docks, before finding his way to London where he took a course in marine engineering. He became a ship’s engineer and worked his way around the world till 1950, when he settled down with his wife Addie. While studying in Johannesburg in 1942 he met up with [[Schalk Theron]] and joined the [[Sonop Afrikaner Kring]] theatre group. His first acting role in '~~'[[Die Goue Tempel]]~~'' ([[~~Schalk Theron~~]]~~), and his first lead was in~~ ''~~[[Aandblom van die Witsenberge]]~~'' ~~([[D.F. Malherbe]]). Other roles include Lennox in the 1950 Afrikaans ''[[Macbeth]]~~'' ([[~~NTO~~]]), * He wrote a number of one act plays for the amateur theatre, including * In 195* he became involved in the film industry, and established himself as one of the giants of the medium. His film and TV credits as writer and director include ''Jy is my liefling'' **, and the highly rated and popular ''~~Arende~~'' ~~("Eagles" - 198) about the Anglo Boer War~~.	+	See '''[[Dirk de Villiers]]''' and '''[[Gys de Villiers]]'''.