Fiona Coyne - Revision history

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 == Sources ==
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 Began writing plays after her return from Kenya.
-The first was ''[[As the Koekie Crumbles]]'' (1998) which was created as part of the [[Baxter Theatre]]’s [[New Writing Programme]]. It was directed for the Baxter by [[Ralph Lawson]], later reworked for radio and broadcast on SAfm as ''[[Little White Lives]]''. In 2000 she wrote ''[[Glass Roots]]'', another play in the New Writing Programme, directed for the [[Baxter Theatre]] by [[Roy Sergeant]]. Then followed: ''[[Dearly Beloved]]'' (2001), ''[[The Shadrack Affair]]'' (2004),  and ''[[Careful]]'' (2009)
+The first was ''[[As the Koekie Crumbles]]'' (1998), which was created as part of the [[Baxter Theatre]]’s [[New Writing Programme]]. It was directed for the Baxter by [[Ralph Lawson]], later reworked for radio and broadcast on SAfm as ''[[Little White Lives]]''.
 == Awards ==

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 Began writing plays after her return from Kenya.
-The first was ''[[As the Koekie Crumbles]]'' (1998) which was created as part of the [[Baxter Theatre]]’s [[New Writing Programme]]. It was directed for the Baxter by [[Ralph Lawson]], later reworked for radio and broadcast on SAfm as ''[[Little White Lives]]''. In 2000 she wrote ''[[Glass Roots]]'', another play in the New Writing Programme, directed for the [[Baxter Theatre]] by [[Roy Sergeant]]. Then followed: ''[[Dearly Beloved]]'' (2001), ''[[The Shadrack Affair]]'' (2004),  ''[[Careful]]'' (2009)
+The first was ''[[As the Koekie Crumbles]]'' (1998) which was created as part of the [[Baxter Theatre]]’s [[New Writing Programme]]. It was directed for the Baxter by [[Ralph Lawson]], later reworked for radio and broadcast on SAfm as ''[[Little White Lives]]''. In 2000 she wrote ''[[Glass Roots]]'', another play in the New Writing Programme, directed for the [[Baxter Theatre]] by [[Roy Sergeant]]. Then followed: ''[[Dearly Beloved]]'' (2001), ''[[The Shadrack Affair]]'' (2004),  and ''[[Careful]]'' (2009)
 == Awards ==

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 Joined [[CAPAB]] Drama Company as an actress in 1986, performing in both English and Afrikaans till 1992, when she left for Kenya, returning to South Africa in 1996 to continue her stage career as a freelance actress.
-Stage roles include [[Alarms and Excursions]]'' (1999)
+Stage roles include [[Alarms and Excursions]]'' (1999), ''[[The Adventures of Pinocchio]]''(a pantomime by [[Janice Honeyman]])
 === As a advertising executive, human relations and communications coach,  and TV personality ===
-She spent four years working in conservation in Kenya, including a period with the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. On her return to South Africa in 1996, she and her husband [[Willie Fritz]] worked in advertising and she became a skilled motivational speaker and coach in public relations. She also became nationally known as the host in the South African version of the television game show ''[[The Weakest Link]]''. Wrote the book ''Who Moved My Ladder?'' (Penguin Books, 2007).
+She spent four years working in conservation in Kenya, including a period with the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. On her return to South Africa in 1996, she and her husband [[Willie Fritz]] worked in advertising and she became a skilled motivational speaker and coach in public relations. She also became nationally known as the host in the South African version of the television game show ''[[The Weakest Link]]''. Wrote the book ''Who Moved My Ladder? The Working Woman's Guide to Success'' (Penguin Books, 2007).
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 Began writing plays after her return from Kenya.
-The first was ''[[As the Koekie Crumbles]]'' (1998) which was created as part of the [[Baxter Theatre]]’s [[New Writing Programme]]. It was directed for the Baxter by [[Ralph Lawson]], later reworked for radio and broadcast on SAfm as ''[[Little White Lives]]''. In 2000 she wrote ''[[Glass Roots]]'', another play in the New Writing Programme, directed for the [[Baxter Theatre]] by [[Roy Sergeant]]. Then followed: ''[[Dearly Beloved]]'' (2001), ''[[The Shadrack Affair]]'' (2004),
+The first was ''[[As the Koekie Crumbles]]'' (1998) which was created as part of the [[Baxter Theatre]]’s [[New Writing Programme]]. It was directed for the Baxter by [[Ralph Lawson]], later reworked for radio and broadcast on SAfm as ''[[Little White Lives]]''. In 2000 she wrote ''[[Glass Roots]]'', another play in the New Writing Programme, directed for the [[Baxter Theatre]] by [[Roy Sergeant]]. Then followed: ''[[Dearly Beloved]]'' (2001), ''[[The Shadrack Affair]]'' (2004),  ''[[Careful]]'' (2009)
 == Awards ==

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 (1965-2010) South African actress, publicist and playwright.
-Born in Springs, South Africa in 1965, died in Fishhoek on 18 August 2010.
+Born Fiona Anne Coyne in Springs, South Africa in 1965, died in Fishhoek on 18 August 2010.
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 === As a advertising executive, human relations and communications coach,  and TV personality ===
-She spent four years working in conservation in Kenya, including a period with the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. On her return to South Africa in 1996, she and her husband [[Willie Fritz]] worked in advertising and she became a skilled motivational speaker and coach in public relations. She also became nationally known as the host in the South African version of the television game show ''[[The Weakest Link]]''.
+She spent four years working in conservation in Kenya, including a period with the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. On her return to South Africa in 1996, she and her husband [[Willie Fritz]] worked in advertising and she became a skilled motivational speaker and coach in public relations. She also became nationally known as the host in the South African version of the television game show ''[[The Weakest Link]]''. Wrote the book ''Who Moved My Ladder?'' (Penguin Books, 2007).
 === As playwright ===
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 Began writing plays after her return from Kenya.
-The first was ''[[As the Koekie Crumbles]]'' (1998) which was created as part of the [[Baxter Theatre]]’s [[New Writing Programme]]. It was directed for the Baxter by [[Ralph Lawson]], later reworked for radio and broadcast on SAfm as ''[[Little White Lives]]''. In 2000 she wrote ''[[Glass Roots]]'', another play in the New Writing Programme, directed for the [[Baxter Theatre]] by [[Roy Sergeant]].
+The first was ''[[As the Koekie Crumbles]]'' (1998) which was created as part of the [[Baxter Theatre]]’s [[New Writing Programme]]. It was directed for the Baxter by [[Ralph Lawson]], later reworked for radio and broadcast on SAfm as ''[[Little White Lives]]''. In 2000 she wrote ''[[Glass Roots]]'', another play in the New Writing Programme, directed for the [[Baxter Theatre]] by [[Roy Sergeant]]. Then followed: ''[[Dearly Beloved]]'' (2001), ''[[The Shadrack Affair]]'' (2004),

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	(1965-2010) South African actress, publicist and playwright.		(1965-2010) South African actress, publicist and playwright.

−	Born in Springs, South Africa in 1965.	+	Born in Springs, South Africa in 1965, died in Fishhoek on 18 August 2010.

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-'''COYNE, Fiona''' (1965-2010)South African actress, publicist and playwright.  Born in Springs, South Africa in 1965.
+(1965-2010) South African actress, publicist and playwright.
-Studied drama at the [[Pretoria Technikon]]. Also has an B.A. Honours degree in Clinical Psychology and is well known for her work in conservation, including a period with the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya.
+Born in Springs, South Africa in 1965.
 == Career ==
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-Joined [[CAPAB]] Drama Company as an actress in 1986, performing in both English and Afrikaans till 1992, when she left for Kenya. On her return to South Africa in 1996, she became a freelance actress. Roles include [[Alarms and Excursions]]'' (1999)
+Joined [[CAPAB]] Drama Company as an actress in 1986, performing in both English and Afrikaans till 1992, when she left for Kenya, returning to South Africa in 1996 to continue her stage career as a freelance actress.
-=== As a advertising executive and TV personality ===
+=== As a advertising executive, human relations and communications coach,  and TV personality ===
-On her return to South Africa in 1996, she and her husband [[Willie Fritz]] worked in advertising and she entered TV and began writing plays. Became nationally known for her role as the host in the South African version of the television game show ''[[The Weakest Link]]''.
+She spent four years working in conservation in Kenya, including a period with the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. On her return to South Africa in 1996, she and her husband [[Willie Fritz]] worked in advertising and she became a skilled motivational speaker and coach in public relations. She also became nationally known as the host in the South African version of the television game show ''[[The Weakest Link]]''.
 === As playwright ===
 The first was ''[[As the Koekie Crumbles]]'' (1998) which was created as part of the [[Baxter Theatre]]’s [[New Writing Programme]]. It was directed for the Baxter by [[Ralph Lawson]], later reworked for radio and broadcast on SAfm as ''[[Little White Lives]]''. In 2000 she wrote ''[[Glass Roots]]'', another play in the New Writing Programme, directed for the [[Baxter Theatre]] by [[Roy Sergeant]].
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 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiona_Coyne_%28presenter%29.

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−	'''COYNE, Fiona''' (1965-2010) ~~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiona_Coyne_%28presenter%29].~~ South African actress, publicist and playwright. ~~Best known for her role as the host~~ in ~~the~~ South ~~African version of the television game show ''[[The Weakest Link]]''~~. Studied drama at the [[Pretoria Technikon]]. Also has an B.A. Honours degree in Clinical Psychology and is well known for her work in conservation, including a period with the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya. Joined [[CAPAB]] Drama Company as an actress in 1986, performing in both English and Afrikaans till 1992, when she left for Kenya. On her return to South Africa in 1996, she became a freelance actress, ~~worked with~~ her husband [[Willie Fritz]] in advertising and began writing plays. The first was ''[[As the Koekie Crumbles]]'' (1998) which was created as part of the [[Baxter Theatre]]’s [[New Writing Programme]]. It was directed for the Baxter by [[Ralph Lawson]], later reworked for radio and broadcast on SAfm as ''[[Little White Lives]]''. In 2000 she wrote ''[[Glass Roots]]'', another play in the New Writing Programme, directed for the [[Baxter Theatre]] by [[Roy Sergeant]]. As an actress Coyne won the Pretorium Trust Award for Most Outstanding Student at the Technikon, and has been nominated for the [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards\|Fleur du Cap]] award (1992) and the [[Vita Award]] (1999 for ''[[Alarms and Excursions]]''). In 2000 won a [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards\|Fleur du Cap Award]] for Best New Indigenous Script for ''[[Glass Roots]]''.	+	'''COYNE, Fiona''' (1965-2010)South African actress, publicist and playwright. Born in Springs, South Africa in 1965.
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		+	Studied drama at the [[Pretoria Technikon]]. Also has an B.A. Honours degree in Clinical Psychology and is well known for her work in conservation, including a period with the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya.
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		+	== Career ==
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		+	=== As an actress ===
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		+	Joined [[CAPAB]] Drama Company as an actress in 1986, performing in both English and Afrikaans till 1992, when she left for Kenya. On her return to South Africa in 1996, she became a freelance actress. Roles include [[Alarms and Excursions]]'' (1999)
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		+	=== As a advertising executive and TV personality ===
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		+	On her return to South Africa in 1996, she and her husband [[Willie Fritz]] worked in advertising and she entered TV and began writing plays. Became nationally known for her role as the host in the South African version of the television game show ''[[The Weakest Link]]''.
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		+	=== As playwright ===
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		+	The first was ''[[As the Koekie Crumbles]]'' (1998) which was created as part of the [[Baxter Theatre]]’s [[New Writing Programme]]. It was directed for the Baxter by [[Ralph Lawson]], later reworked for radio and broadcast on SAfm as ''[[Little White Lives]]''. In 2000 she wrote ''[[Glass Roots]]'', another play in the New Writing Programme, directed for the [[Baxter Theatre]] by [[Roy Sergeant]].
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		+	== Awards ==
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		+	As an actress Coyne won the [[Pretorium Trust Award]] for Most Outstanding Student at the Technikon, and has been nominated for the [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards\|Fleur du Cap]] award (1992) and the [[Vita Award]] (1999 for ''[[Alarms and Excursions]]''). In 2000 won a [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards\|Fleur du Cap Award]] for Best New Indigenous Script for ''[[Glass Roots]]''.
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		+	== Sources ==
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		+	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiona_Coyne_%28presenter%29.