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 === Film and television work ===
-In 1968 he became the first full-time film actor in the country in films like ''[[Jy is my liefling]]'' (“You are my love”) and ''[[Die Danie Bosman Storie]]'' and in 1973 he began directing. His first film was ''[[Fighter Pilots]]'' (''Wing Commander'') (1974), dubbed into Afrikaans as  ''[[Seuns van die Wolke]]'' (“Sons of the Clouds”) while he wrote the scripts for ''[[Freddie’s in Love]]'' and ''[[Ma Skryf Matriek]]'' (“Mother Writes Matric”). He eventually made 18 films of varying critical and financial success.
+In 1968 he became the first full-time film actor in the country in films like ''[[Jy is my liefling]]'' (“You are my love”) and ''[[Danie Bosman]]'' (1969) and in 1973 he began directing. His first film was ''[[Fighter Pilots]]'' (''Wing Commander'') (1974), dubbed into Afrikaans as  ''[[Seuns van die Wolke]]'' (“Sons of the Clouds”) while he wrote the scripts for ''[[Freddie’s in Love]]'' and ''[[Ma Skryf Matriek]]'' (“Mother Writes Matric”). He eventually made 18 films of varying critical and financial success.
 In 1980* he moved to television, writing more than 13 television series, 7 single dramas and two mini series between 1980 and 2000. He made his debut with the hugely popular family series ''[[Skooldae]]'' (“School Days”), followed by ''[[Familiedae]]'' (“Family Days”) and ''[[Kampus]]'' (“Campus”).

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 === Film and television work ===
-In 1968 he became the first full-time film actor in the country in films like ''[[Jy is my liefling]]'' (“You are my love”) and Danie Bosman and in 1973 he began directing. His first film was ''[[Fighter Pilots]]'' (''Wing Commander'') (1974), dubbed into Afrikaans as  ''[[Seuns van die Wolke]]'' (“Sons of the Clouds”) while he wrote the scripts for ''Freddie’s in Love'' and ''Ma Skryf Matriek'' (“Mother Writes Matric”). He eventually made 18 films of varying critical and financial success.
+In 1968 he became the first full-time film actor in the country in films like ''[[Jy is my liefling]]'' (“You are my love”) and ''[[Die Danie Bosman Storie]]'' and in 1973 he began directing. His first film was ''[[Fighter Pilots]]'' (''Wing Commander'') (1974), dubbed into Afrikaans as  ''[[Seuns van die Wolke]]'' (“Sons of the Clouds”) while he wrote the scripts for ''[[Freddie’s in Love]]'' and ''[[Ma Skryf Matriek]]'' (“Mother Writes Matric”). He eventually made 18 films of varying critical and financial success.
-In 1980* he moved to television, writing more than 13 television series, 7 single dramas and two mini series between 1980 and 2000. He made his debut with the hugely popular family series ''Skooldae'' (“School Days”), followed by ''Familiedae'' (“Family Days”) and ''Kampus'' (“Campus”). He wrote the mini-series ''Adam'' based on the South African Olympic athlete Robey Leibbrandt's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robey_Leibbrandt] role as a spy for the Nazi's against the British. He now moved to adapt the soap-opera format for South African audiences with the record-breaking ''[[Agter Elke Man]]'' (“Behind Each Man”) which dominated TV for 4 years (1985-1988), followed by the even more formidable success of the multilingual ''[[Egoli – Plek van Goud]]'' (“Egoli – Place of Gold”), which has been running for more than 11 years and is in its 12th year of production since 1992.
+In 1980* he moved to television, writing more than 13 television series, 7 single dramas and two mini series between 1980 and 2000. He made his debut with the hugely popular family series ''[[Skooldae]]'' (“School Days”), followed by ''[[Familiedae]]'' (“Family Days”) and ''[[Kampus]]'' (“Campus”).
 He directed ''[[Die Vlindervanger (film)]]''.

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	Tribute written by [[Henry Mylne]], ''LitNet'', 4 October 2021 [https://www.litnet.co.za/henry-mylne-se-kosbaarste-herinneringe-aan-franz-marx/].		Tribute written by [[Henry Mylne]], ''LitNet'', 4 October 2021 [https://www.litnet.co.za/henry-mylne-se-kosbaarste-herinneringe-aan-franz-marx/].
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 He directed ''[[Les Fourberies de Scapin|Die Jakkalsstreke van Scapino]]'' (PACT 1967), ''[[Die Drie Van Der Walts]]'' (1970).
-Among the memorable roles for which he is remembered over the years are the leads in Moliére’s ''[[Il Servitore di Due Padroni|Wie de drommel is Pasquale?]]'', [[Chris Barnard]]’s ''[[Pa, Maak vir my 'n Vlieër Pa]]'' [“Father, Make me a Kite”],  Gogol’s ''[[Dagboek van 'n Waansinnige]]'' (“Diary of a Madman”) and the Afrikaans version of Anouilh’s ''[[Becket ou l'Honneur de Dieu]]''.
+Among the memorable roles for which he is remembered over the years are the leads in Moliére’s ''[[Il Servitore di Due Padroni|Wie de drommel is Pasquale?]]'', [[Chris Barnard]]’s ''[[Pa, Maak vir my 'n Vlieër Pa]]'' [“Father, Make me a Kite”],  Gogol’s ''[[Dagboek van 'n Waansinnige]]'' (“Diary of a Madman”) and the [[Afrikaans]] version of Anouilh’s ''[[Becket ou l'Honneur de Dieu]]''.
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 He directed ''[[Les Fourberies de Scapin|Die Jakkalsstreke van Scapino]]'' (PACT 1967), ''[[Die Drie Van Der Walts]]'' (1970).
-Among the memorable roles for which he is remembered over the years are the leads in Moliére’s ''[[Il Servitore di Due Padroni|Wie de drommel is Pasquale?]]'', [[Chris Barnard]]’s ''[[Pa, Maak vir my 'n Vlieër Pa]]'' [“Father, Make me a Kite”],  Gogol’s ''[[Dagboek van 'n Waansinnige]]'' (“Diary of a Madman”), Anouilh’s ''[[Becket ou l'Honneur de Dieu|Becket]]''.
+Among the memorable roles for which he is remembered over the years are the leads in Moliére’s ''[[Il Servitore di Due Padroni|Wie de drommel is Pasquale?]]'', [[Chris Barnard]]’s ''[[Pa, Maak vir my 'n Vlieër Pa]]'' [“Father, Make me a Kite”],  Gogol’s ''[[Dagboek van 'n Waansinnige]]'' (“Diary of a Madman”) and the Afrikaans version of Anouilh’s ''[[Becket ou l'Honneur de Dieu]]''.
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 Theatre programmes of the various productions.
-Tribute written by [[Henry Mylne]], Litnet, 4 October 2021 [https://www.litnet.co.za/henry-mylne-se-kosbaarste-herinneringe-aan-franz-marx/].
+Tribute written by [[Henry Mylne]], ''LitNet'', 4 October 2021 [https://www.litnet.co.za/henry-mylne-se-kosbaarste-herinneringe-aan-franz-marx/].
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 His novel ''Spieëlbeeld'' was published in 2017.
-He passed away on the evening of 25 September 2021 T the age of 79 after having tested positive for Covid-19 In July 2021.
+He passed away on the evening of 25 September 2021 at the age of 79 after having tested positive for Covid-19 In July 2021.
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