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 ==Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance==
-An immensely talented and versatile performer, his career spanned a large range of forms and media.
+An immensely talented and versatile performer, his career spanned a large range of forms and media, working for a variety of companies and directors.
-===Stage work===
+===Radio work===
-His stage work over the years included appearances in ''[[Any Other Business]]'' (1959), ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' (1959), ''[[Eldorado]]'' (1960), ''[[The Amorous Prawn]]'' (1961), ''[[The King of Diamonds]]'' (1961), ''[[The Physicists]]'' (1963), ''[[Dear Me, The Sky is Falling]]'' (1963), ''[[A Flea in her Ear]]'' (1968), ''[[Canterbury Tales (musical)]]'' (1970-71).
+While well-known for his work on stage and film, radio listeners were actually more frequently exposed to his voice, even though they did not always realise that it was him.
-===Radio work===
+Amongst the programmes in which he featured were ''[[33 Half Moon Street]]'', written first by [[Adrian Steed]] and then by [[Douglas Laws]] (1965-66), ''[[General Motors on Safari]]'', produced by [[Michael McCabe]] (1965-69), ''[[Squad Cars]]'', directed by [[David Gooden]] (1968-85), ''[[Eloquent Silence]]'' (1969) produced by [[Cecil Jubber]] and ''[[The Challenge of Space]]'', with [[Donald Monat]] (1969-70).
-However, radio listeners were more frequently exposed to his voice, even though they did not always realise that it was him.  Amongst the programmes in which he featured were ''[[33 Half Moon Street]]'', written first by [[Adrian Steed]] and then by [[Douglas Laws]] (1965-66), ''[[General Motors on Safari]]'', produced by [[Michael McCabe]] (1965-69), ''[[Squad Cars]]'', directed by [[David Gooden]] (1968-85), ''[[Eloquent Silence]]'' (1969) produced by [[Cecil Jubber]] and ''[[The Challenge of Space]]'', with [[Donald Monat]] (1969-70).  He also brought out a number of long-playing records, including ''Die Stories van Oompie Boetie Baradien'', ''Kindersprokies Oorvertel'' and ''Gabriel Bayman Croaks Cape Comic Songs''.
+An excellent storyteller, he also brought out a number of long-playing records, including ''Die Stories van Oompie Boetie Baradien'', ''Kindersprokies Oorvertel'' and ''Gabriel Bayman Croaks Cape Comic Songs''.
-===Film appearances ===
+===Stage work===
-'''As  actor:'''
+His stage work over the years included appearances in ''[[Any Other Business]]'' (1959), ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' (1959), ''[[Eldorado]]'' (1960), ''[[The Amorous Prawn]]'' (1961), ''[[The King of Diamonds]]'' (1961), ''[[The Physicists]]'' (1963), ''[[Dear Me, The Sky is Falling]]'' (1963), ''[[A Flea in her Ear]]'' (1968), ''[[Canterbury Tales (musical)]]'' (1970-71).
-(FO)
+===Film appearances ===
 '''As narrator:'''
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 The Condemned Are Happy / The Urgent Queue ([[Jamie Uys]]/1958), The Fox Has Four Eyes ([[Jamie Uys]]/1959), City of Contrasts (Robert Hartford-Davis/1959), The French Frogs of French Hoek (1962), The Dutch Frogs of Stellenbosch (1963), Jan Ferreira (1963), My own, my native land / My eie, eie land ([[Werner Grünbauer]]/1964), Assegai to Javelin / Van Krygsman tot Atleet ([[Italo Bernicchi]]/1965), Great Karoo / Die Groot Karoo ([[Manie van Rensburg]]/1971), Who cares / Wie gee om ([[Jans Rautenbach]]/1973).
-'''RADIO''' (as actor)
+===Television appearances ===
-''[[33 Half Moon Street]]'' (1965-66), ''[[General Motors on Safari]]'' ([[Michael McCabe]]/1965-69), ''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Illustrious Client'' ([[Adrian Steed]]/1967), ''[[Squad Cars]]'' - series ([[David Gooden]]/1968-1985), ''[[Eloquent Silence]]'' ([[Cecil Jubber]]/1969), ''[[The Challenge of Space]]'' (1969-70).
+He was used in episodes of two German TV series shot in South Africa (''Diamantendetektiv Dick Donald'',  1971; ''Dr. Med. Mark Wedmann – Detektiv Inbegriffen'', 1974), as well as local productions like ''[[The Villagers]]'' ([[Gray Hofmeyr]]/1977), ''[[TJ 7]]'', [[Katinka Heyns]]/1978), ''[[Miss Candida]]'' ([[Hans Kühle]]/1982).
-'''TELEVISION''' (as actor)
+(FO)
 ==Sources==

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 ==Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance==
 ===Stage work===
-His occasional stage work over the years included appearances in ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' (1959, for the [[National Theatre Organisation]]),
+His stage work over the years included appearances in ''[[Any Other Business]]'' (1959), ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' (1959), ''[[Eldorado]]'' (1960), ''[[The Amorous Prawn]]'' (1961), ''[[The King of Diamonds]]'' (1961), ''[[The Physicists]]'' (1963), ''[[Dear Me, The Sky is Falling]]'' (1963), ''[[A Flea in her Ear]]'' (1968), ''[[Canterbury Tales (musical)]]'' (1970-71).
 ===Radio work===

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	He developed into a versatile actor whose facility with accents enabled him to play not only different nationalities, but members of South Africa’s various ethnic groups. In fact, on film and even more frequently on radio, he was well-known for his so-called "[[Cape Coloured]]" characters. He also did a large number of stag3e performances.		He developed into a versatile actor whose facility with accents enabled him to play not only different nationalities, but members of South Africa’s various ethnic groups. In fact, on film and even more frequently on radio, he was well-known for his so-called "[[Cape Coloured]]" characters. He also did a large number of stag3e performances.
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		+	==Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance==

	===Stage work===		===Stage work===

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 '''As  actor:'''
-''[[Satanskoraal]]'' ([[Elmo de Witt]]/1959), ''[[Piet se Tante]]'' ([[Pierre de Wet]]/1959),  ''[[Spore in die Modder]]'' ([[James Norval]]/1961), ''[[Hans en die Rooinek]]'' / ''[[Sidney and the Boer]]'' ([[Jamie Uys]]/1961), The Hellions ([[Ken Annakin]]/1961), Coast of Skeletons ([[Robert Lynn]]/1965),  The Cape Town Affair / Escape Route Cape Town ([[Robert D. Webb]]/1967),  Sandy the Seal ([[Robert Lynn]]/1969), Die Vervlakste Tweeling ([[Mario Schiess]]/1969), Banana Beach ([[David Millin]]/1970), Die Onwettige Huwelik / Professor du Plessis ([[Mario Schiess]]/1970), Gold Squad ([[Ivan Hall]]/1971), Pikkie ([[Sias Odendaal]]/1972), Rogue Lion ([[Sven Persson]]/1972), The Virgin Goddess ([[Dirk de Villiers]]/1973), Die Square ([[Manie van Rensburg]]/1974), Sell a Million ([[Ian Hamilton]]/1975), Somer ([[Sias Odendaal]]/1975), Springbok ([[Tommie Meyer]]/1976), Kom Tot Rus ([[Elmo de Witt]]/1977), Golden rendezvous ([[Ashley Lazarus]]/1977), Zulu Dawn ([[Douglas Hickox]]/1979).''[[Banana Beach]]'' (1970)[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2576736/?ref_=nm_knf_t_1], ''[[La diosa virgen]]'' (1974), ''[[Golden Rendezvous]]'' (1977) and .
+''[[Satanskoraal]]'' ([[Elmo de Witt]]/1959), ''[[Piet se Tante]]'' ([[Pierre de Wet]]/1959),  ''[[Spore in die Modder]]'' ([[James Norval]]/1961), ''[[Hans en die Rooinek]]'' / ''[[Sidney and the Boer]]'' ([[Jamie Uys]]/1961), ''[[The Hellions]]'' ([[Ken Annakin]]/1961), ''[[Coast of Skeletons]]'' ([[Robert Lynn]]/1965),  ''[[The Cape Town Affair]]'' / ''[[Escape Route Cape Town]]'' ([[Robert D. Webb]]/1967),  ''[[Sandy the Seal]]'' ([[Robert Lynn]]/1969), ''[[Die Vervlakste Tweeling]]''  ([[Mario Schiess]]/1969), ''[[Banana Beach]]'' ([[David Millin]]/1970), ''[[Die Onwettige Huwelik]]'' / ''[[Professor du Plessis]]'' ([[Mario Schiess]]/1970), ''[[Gold Squad]]'' ([[Ivan Hall]]/1971), ''[[Pikkie]]'' ([[Sias Odendaal]]/1972), ''[[Rogue Lion]]'' ([[Sven Persson]]/1972), ''[[The Virgin Goddess]]'' ([[Dirk de Villiers]]/1973), ''[[La diosa virgen]]'' (1974), ''[[Die Square]]'' ([[Manie van Rensburg]]/1974), ''[[Sell a Million]]'' ([[Ian Hamilton]]/1975), ''[[Somer]]'' ([[Sias Odendaal]]/1975), ''[[Springbok]]'' ([[Tommie Meyer]]/1976), ''[[Kom Tot Rus]]'' ([[Elmo de Witt]]/1977), ''[[Golden rendezvous]]'' ([[Ashley Lazarus]]/1977), ''[[Zulu Dawn]]'' ([[Douglas Hickox]]/1979)
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 Born Gordon Charles Bayman on 9 January, 1917,
-He developed into a versatile actor whose facility with accents enabled him to play not only different nationalities, but members of South Africa’s various ethnic groups.  In fact, on film and even more frequently on radio, he was well-known for his so-called "[[Cape Coloured]]" characters.
+He developed into a versatile actor whose facility with accents enabled him to play not only different nationalities, but members of South Africa’s various ethnic groups.  In fact, on film and even more frequently on radio, he was well-known for his so-called "[[Cape Coloured]]" characters. He also did a large number of stag3e performances.
 His occasional stage work over the years included appearances in ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' (1959, for the [[National Theatre Organisation]]),
-''[[The Amorous Prawn]]'' (1961) at the [[Alexander Theatre]], ''[[The Physicists]]'' (1963) for the [[Langford-Inglis Company]], ''[[A Flea in Her Ear]]'' (1968) for the [[Johannesburg Repertory Players]] and ''[[Canterbury Tales (musical)]]'' (1970-71) at the [[Civic Theatre]] in Johannesburg
+''[[The Amorous Prawn]]'' (1961) at the [[Alexander Theatre]], ''[[The Physicists]]'' (1963) for the [[Langford-Inglis Company]], ''[[A Flea in Her Ear]]'' (1968) for the [[Johannesburg Repertory Players]] and ''[[Canterbury Tales (musical)]]'' (1970-71) at the [[Civic Theatre]] in Johannesburg, ''[[Any Other Business]]'' (1959), ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' (1959), ''[[Eldorado]]'' (1960), ''[[The Amorous Prawn]]'' (1961), ''[[The King of Diamonds]]'' (1961), ''[[The Physicists]]'' (1963), ''[[Dear Me, The Sky is Falling]]'' (1963), ''[[A Flea in her Ear]]'' (1968), ''[[Canterbury Tales (musical)]]'' (1970-71).
 However, radio listeners were more frequently exposed to his voice, even though they did not always realise that it was him.  Amongst the programmes in which he featured were ''[[33 Half Moon Street]]'', written first by [[Adrian Steed]] and then by [[Douglas Laws]] (1965-66), ''[[General Motors on Safari]]'', produced by [[Michael McCabe]] (1965-69), ''[[Squad Cars]]'', directed by [[David Gooden]] (1968-85), ''[[Eloquent Silence]]'' (1969) produced by [[Cecil Jubber]] and ''[[The Challenge of Space]]'', with [[Donald Monat]] (1969-70).  He also brought out a number of long-playing records, including ''Die Stories van Oompie Boetie Baradien'', ''Kindersprokies Oorvertel'' and ''Gabriel Bayman Croaks Cape Comic Songs''.
-Film appearances include Gabriel ''[[Banana Beach]]'' (1970)[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2576736/?ref_=nm_knf_t_1], ''[[La diosa virgen]]'' (1974), ''[[Golden Rendezvous]]'' (1977) and .
+===Film appearances ===
-(FO)
+'''As  actor:'''
-== Credits ==
+Satanskoraal ([[Elmo de Witt]]/1959), Piet se Tante ([[Pierre de Wet]]/1959),  Spore in die Modder ([[James Norval]]/1961), Hans en die Rooinek / Sidney and the Boer ([[Jamie Uys]]/1961), The Hellions ([[Ken Annakin]]/1961), Coast of Skeletons ([[Robert Lynn]]/1965),  The Cape Town Affair / Escape Route Cape Town ([[Robert D. Webb]]/1967),  Sandy the Seal ([[Robert Lynn]]/1969), Die Vervlakste Tweeling ([[Mario Schiess]]/1969), Banana Beach ([[David Millin]]/1970), Die Onwettige Huwelik / Professor du Plessis ([[Mario Schiess]]/1970), Gold Squad ([[Ivan Hall]]/1971), Pikkie ([[Sias Odendaal]]/1972), Rogue Lion ([[Sven Persson]]/1972), The Virgin Goddess ([[Dirk de Villiers]]/1973), Die Square ([[Manie van Rensburg]]/1974), Sell a Million ([[Ian Hamilton]]/1975), Somer ([[Sias Odendaal]]/1975), Springbok ([[Tommie Meyer]]/1976), Kom Tot Rus ([[Elmo de Witt]]/1977), Golden rendezvous ([[Ashley Lazarus]]/1977), Zulu Dawn ([[Douglas Hickox]]/1979).''[[Banana Beach]]'' (1970)[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2576736/?ref_=nm_knf_t_1], ''[[La diosa virgen]]'' (1974), ''[[Golden Rendezvous]]'' (1977) and .
-'''STAGE''' (as actor)
+(FO)
-'''FILMS''' (as narrator)
+'''As narrator:'''
 The Condemned Are Happy / The Urgent Queue ([[Jamie Uys]]/1958), The Fox Has Four Eyes ([[Jamie Uys]]/1959), City of Contrasts (Robert Hartford-Davis/1959), The French Frogs of French Hoek (1962), The Dutch Frogs of Stellenbosch (1963), Jan Ferreira (1963), My own, my native land / My eie, eie land ([[Werner Grünbauer]]/1964), Assegai to Javelin / Van Krygsman tot Atleet ([[Italo Bernicchi]]/1965), Great Karoo / Die Groot Karoo ([[Manie van Rensburg]]/1971), Who cares / Wie gee om ([[Jans Rautenbach]]/1973).

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-'''Gabriel Bayman''' (09/01/1917-01/06/1980) was a stage, film and radio actor.
+== Biography ==
-== Biography ==
+However, radio listeners were more frequently exposed to his voice, even though they did not always realise that it was him.  Amongst the programmes in which he featured were ''[[33 Half Moon Street]]'', written first by [[Adrian Steed]] and then by [[Douglas Laws]] (1965-66), ''[[General Motors on Safari]]'', produced by [[Michael McCabe]] (1965-69), ''[[Squad Cars]]'', directed by [[David Gooden]] (1968-85), ''[[Eloquent Silence]]'' (1969) produced by [[Cecil Jubber]] and ''[[The Challenge of Space]]'', with [[Donald Monat]] (1969-70).  He also brought out a number of long-playing records, including ''Die Stories van Oompie Boetie Baradien'', ''Kindersprokies Oorvertel'' and ''Gabriel Bayman Croaks Cape Comic Songs''.
-Gordon Charles Bayman was a versatile actor whose facility with accents enabled him to play not only different nationalities, but members of South Africa’s various ethnic groups.  In fact, on film and even more frequently on radio, he was well-known for his “Cape Coloured” characters.   Though he did occasional stage work, including ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' (1959) for the [[National Theatre Organisation]] ([[NTO]]), ''[[The Amorous Prawn]]'' (1961) at the [[Alexander Theatre]], ''[[The Physicists]]'' (1963) for the [[Langford-Inglis Company]], ''[[A Flea in Her Ear]]'' (1968) for the [[Johannesburg Repertory Players]] and ''[[Canterbury Tales (musical)]]'' (1970-71) at the [[Civic Theatre]] in Johannesburg, radio listeners were frequently exposed to his voice, even though they did not always realise that it was him.  Amongst the programmes in which he featured were ''[[33 Half Moon Street]]'', written first by [[Adrian Steed]] and then by [[Douglas Laws]] (1965-66), ''[[General Motors on Safari]]'', produced by [[Michael McCabe]] (1965-69), ''[[Squad Cars]]'', directed by [[David Gooden]] (1968-85), ''[[Eloquent Silence]]'' (1969) produced by [[Cecil Jubber]] and ''[[The Challenge of Space]]'', with [[Donald Monat]] (1969-70).  He also brought out a number of long-playing records, including ''Die Stories van Oompie Boetie Baradien'', ''Kindersprokies Oorvertel'' and ''Gabriel Bayman Croaks Cape Comic Songs''. (FO)
+(FO)
 == Credits ==