E. Story Gofton - Revision history

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 == Biography ==
-Born Edward John Story at Elswick Row in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, on 31 July, 1845 (or 1846, depending on the source.) Having completed his education at the Royal Grammar School (where he was introduced to theatre), he became an actor and singer. As a stage performer he worked and toured with [[Ellen Terry]] at one time, appearing in pieces like Bernard Shaw's ''[[Captain Brassbound's Conversion]]''
+Born Edward John Story at Elswick Row in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, on 31 July, 1845 (or 1846, depending on the source.) Having completed his education at the Royal Grammar School (where he was introduced to theatre), he became an actor and singer.
 At the beginning of the 1890s he came to South Africa under the auspices of [[Luscombe Searelle]], with a company led by [[Geneviève Ward]] and [[W.H. Vernon]].
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 In 1893 he returned to Newcastle to direct ''[[Cinderella]]'' at Tyne Theatre (where he had been the manager for a number of years previously), and the new year of 1898 found him at the Theatre Royal, Sydney, Australia.
-He also managed a number of touring companies both in England and overseas.
+At one time he worked and toured with [[Ellen Terry]], for example appearing in her production of Bernard Shaw's ''[[Captain Brassbound's Conversion]]''.
 He later became a film actor, working in the industry between 1913 and 1922. His film career including roles in  ''[[Sixty Years a Queen]]'' (1913), ''[[The Twelve Pound Look]]'' (1920), ''[[Onder spiritistischen dwang]]'' (1921) and ''[[Circus Jim]]'' (or ''[[Laughter and Tears]]'', 1921).

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 == Sources ==
-Nicky Clarke. 2011. "The Great North Museum: Hancock Library – discovering Mr E. Story-Gofton". In: The ''Tyne & Wear Arhives & Museums'' blog. (Posted on December 7, 2011)[https://blog.twmuseums.org.uk/the-great-north-museum-hancock-library-discovering-mr-e-story-gofton/]
+Martin Collins. 2011. "The Great North Museum: Hancock Library – discovering Mr E. Story-Gofton". In: The ''Tyne & Wear Arhives & Museums'' blog. (Posted by Nicky Clarke on December 7, 2011)[https://blog.twmuseums.org.uk/the-great-north-museum-hancock-library-discovering-mr-e-story-gofton/]
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 == Biography ==
-Born Edward John Story at Elswick Row in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, on 31 July, 1845 (or 1846, depending on the source.) Having completed his education at the Royal Grammar School (where he was introduced to theatre), he became an actor and singer.
+Born Edward John Story at Elswick Row in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, on 31 July, 1845 (or 1846, depending on the source.) Having completed his education at the Royal Grammar School (where he was introduced to theatre), he became an actor and singer. As a stage performer he worked and toured with [[Ellen Terry]] at one time, appearing in pieces like Bernard Shaw's ''[[Captain Brassbound's Conversion]]''
 At the beginning of the 1890s he came to South Africa under the auspices of [[Luscombe Searelle]], with a company led by [[Geneviève Ward]] and [[W.H. Vernon]].
 In 1893 he returned to Newcastle to direct ''[[Cinderella]]'' at Tyne Theatre (where he had been the manager for a number of years previously), and the new year of 1898 found him at the Theatre Royal, Sydney, Australia.
 He also managed a number of touring companies both in England and overseas.
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 In the latter years of his life he and his wife lived in Ilford, Essex, where he worked as a theatre critic writing a number of articles for and letters to newspapers. He died on 1 May, 1939  at his home.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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 == Biography ==
-Born Edward John Story in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, on 31 July, 1846
+Born Edward John Story at Elswick Row in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, on 31 July, 1845 (or 1846, depending on the source.) Having completed his education at the Royal Grammar School (where he was introduced to theatre), he became an actor and singer.
-His film career included roles in  ''[[Sixty Years a Queen]]'' (1913), ''[[The Twelve Pound Look]]'' (1920), ''[[Onder spiritistischen dwang]]'' (1921) and ''[[Circus Jim]]'' (or ''[[Laughter and Tears]]'', 1921).
+He also managed a number of touring companies both in this country and overseas. At the beginning of the 1890s he came to South Africa with the a company led by was performing Shakespeare and other plays in South Africa; in 1893 he returned to Newcastle to direct Cinderella at Tyne Theatre (where he had been the manager for a number of years previously), and the new year of 1898 found him at the Theatre Royal, Sydney, Australia. At the turn of the twentieth century moving pictures were developing fast and Story-Gofton appeared in a number of them between 1913 and 1922. Towards the end of his life he and his wife lived in Ilford, Essex, and Story-Gofton continued his work as a theatre critic writing a number of articles and letters to newspapers. He died aged 92 at his Ilford home in 1939.
 He died	on 1 May, 1939 in Hornchurch, Essex, England.

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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.)