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−	'''Gwen ffrangçon-Davies''' (1891-1992) was a distinguished actress, singer, and theatrical entrepreneur. (Her name also written [[Gwen Ffrangçon-Davies]], particularly so in England, or occasionally in South Africa without the French ''cédille'' as [[Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies]]). [TH, JH, SH, AA]	+	#REDIRECT [[Gwen Ffrangçon-Davies]]
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−	~~== Biography ==~~
−	~~Born in London on 25 January 1891, the only daughter of David ffrangcon-Davies, a Welsh operatic baritone.~~
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−	~~She died in January 1992 in London at the age of 101.~~
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−	~~=== Training ===~~
−	~~She was trained by Mrs L.M. Hicks and Agnes Platt.~~
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−	~~=== Career ===~~
−	Gwen began as an operatic singer, then joined the Old Vic, for which her first stage appearance was in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. She went on to Birmingham Rep as a dramatic actress, also working in the West End and at the Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-on-Avon. In 1924, she played Juliet in ''Romeo and Juliet'' and Queen Anne in ''Richard of Bordeaux'' in 1934, both with John Gielgud, ''[[Henry V]] '' (with Ivor Novello, 1934), ''Gas Light'' (1934) and ''Macbeth'' (1942).
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−	~~She moved to South Africa in 1940 with [[Marda Vanne]] and became a director of the resuscitated [[Pretoria Repertory Theatre]]. ''[[Twelfth Night]]'' 1940/41.~~
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−	In 1942 they formed the [[Gwen ffrangçon-Davies / Marda Vanne Company]] and toured the country to present fine classical and modern productions. (See [[Gwen ffrangçon-Davies / Marda Vanne Company]]).
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−	~~She returned to Britain in 1946 to continue with a long and distinguished career on the British stage.~~
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−	She retired from the stage in 1970, but continued to appear on radio and television. She was created a Dame Commander of the British Empire in 1991, aged 100, six months before her death at age 101, and made her final acting appearance in a teleplay of the Sherlock Holmes story ''The Master Blackmailer'' opposite Jeremy Brett that same year. Her other films included ''The Witches'' (1966) and ''The Devil Rides Out'' (1968).
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−	~~==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==~~
−	She played leads in and/or directed works such as ''[[Watch on the Rhine]]'' (1943 at the [[Standard Theatre]]), ''[[Flare Path]]'' (194), ''[[What Every Woman Knows]]'' (194), ''[[Blithe Spirit]]'' (1944), ''[[Milestones]]'' (194*), ''[[Merry Wives of Windsor]]'' (1945), ''[[The Wind of Heaven]]'' (1946), ''[[A Month in the Country]]'' (1946) her last production before she went back to England.
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−	~~In 1943, she had pleaded unsuccessfully for the establishment of a national “Committee for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts”.~~
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−	After her return to Britain she occasionally returned to work in South Africa, for instance ''[[Macbeth]]'' in Afrikaans, was directed by her in 1950 for the [[National Theatre]]. It was staged at [[His Majesty's Theatre]] and starred [[André Huguenet]] and [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]]. Directed ''[[Much Ado about Nothing]]'' for the inauguration of the new [[Johannesburg Repertory Theatre\|Reps Theatre]], designed by Manfred Hermer, in 1951. It starred [[Margaret Inglis]] and [[Jack Ralphs]]. Starred in ''[[Waters of the Moon]]'' by N.C. Hunter and produced and played in ''[[The Innocents]]'' in 1953. In 1971 she appeared in ''[[~~Dear Antoine]]'' for~~ [~~[CAPAB]].~~
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−	~~== Awards, etc ==~~
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−	~~== Sources ==~~
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−	~~Phyllis Hartnoll. ''The Oxford Companion to the Theatre''~~
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−	~~[[Percy Tucker]]. 1997. ''Just the Ticket. My 50 Years in Show Business''. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press.~~
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−	~~[[P.J. du Toit]]. 1988. ''Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika''. Pretoria: Academica~~
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−	"Gwen Ffrangçon-Davies~~" in [[Wikipedia]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwen_Ffrangcon-Davies]~~
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−	~~"Schach on plays and plans". 1970. The [[Pretoria News]] 16 July.~~
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−	~~''[[Scenaria]]'' (120), January 1991.~~
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−	~~== Return to ==~~
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−	~~Return to [[ESAT Personalities F]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities\|South African Theatre Personalities]]~~
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−	'''Gwen ffrangçon-Davies''' (1891-1992) was a distinguished actress, singer, and theatrical entrepreneur. (Her name also written [[Gwen Ffrangçon-Davies]], or occasionally in South Africa without the French ''cédille'' as [[Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies]]). [TH, JH, SH]	+	'''Gwen ffrangçon-Davies''' (1891-1992) was a distinguished actress, singer, and theatrical entrepreneur. (Her name also written [[Gwen Ffrangçon-Davies]], particularly so in England, or occasionally in South Africa without the French ''cédille'' as [[Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies]]). [TH, JH, SH, AA]

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==

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 In 1943, she had pleaded unsuccessfully for the establishment of a national “Committee for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts”.
-After her return to Britain she occasionally returned to work in South Africa, for instance ''[[Macbeth]]'' in Afrikaans, was directed by her in 1950 for the [[National Theatre]]. It was staged at [[His Majesty's Theatre]] and starred [[André Huguenet]] and [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]].  Directed ''[[Much Ado about Nothing]]'' for the inauguration of the new [[Johannesburg Repertory Theatre|Reps Theatre]], designed by Manfred Hermer, in 1951. It starred [[Margaret Inglis]] and [[Jack Ralphs]]. Starred in ''[[Waters of the Moon]]'' by N.C. Hunter  and produced and played in ''[[The Innocents]]'' in 1953. In 1970 she appeared in [[André P. Brink]]'s [[Afrikaans]] version of ''[[Long Day's Journey into Night]]'' for [[PACT]] (directed by [[Leonard Schach]]) and in 1971 in ''[[Dear Antoine]]'' for [[CAPAB]].
+After her return to Britain she occasionally returned to work in South Africa, for instance ''[[Macbeth]]'' in Afrikaans, was directed by her in 1950 for the [[National Theatre]]. It was staged at [[His Majesty's Theatre]] and starred [[André Huguenet]] and [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]].  Directed ''[[Much Ado about Nothing]]'' for the inauguration of the new [[Johannesburg Repertory Theatre|Reps Theatre]], designed by Manfred Hermer, in 1951. It starred [[Margaret Inglis]] and [[Jack Ralphs]]. Starred in ''[[Waters of the Moon]]'' by N.C. Hunter  and produced and played in ''[[The Innocents]]'' in 1953. In 1971 she appeared in ''[[Dear Antoine]]'' for [[CAPAB]].
 == Awards, etc ==

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 In 1943, she had pleaded unsuccessfully for the establishment of a national “Committee for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts”.
-After her return to Britain she occasionally returned to work in South Africa, for instance ''[[Macbeth]]'' in Afrikaans, was directed by her in 1950 for the [[National Theatre]]. It was staged at [[His Majesty's Theatre]] and starred [[André Huguenet]] and [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]].  Directed ''[[Much Ado about Nothing]]'' for the inauguration of the new [[Johannesburg Repertory Theatre|Reps Theatre]], designed by Manfred Hermer, in 1951. It starred [[Margaret Inglis]] and [[Jack Ralphs]]. Starred in ''[[Waters of the Moon]]'' by N.C. Hunter  and produced and played in ''[[The Innocents]]'' in 1953. In 1970 she appeared in [[André P. Brink]]'s [[Afrikaans]] version of ''[[Long Day's Journey into Night]]'' for [[PACT]] (directed by leonard Schach) and in 1971 in ''[[Dear Antoine]]'' for [[CAPAB]].
+After her return to Britain she occasionally returned to work in South Africa, for instance ''[[Macbeth]]'' in Afrikaans, was directed by her in 1950 for the [[National Theatre]]. It was staged at [[His Majesty's Theatre]] and starred [[André Huguenet]] and [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]].  Directed ''[[Much Ado about Nothing]]'' for the inauguration of the new [[Johannesburg Repertory Theatre|Reps Theatre]], designed by Manfred Hermer, in 1951. It starred [[Margaret Inglis]] and [[Jack Ralphs]]. Starred in ''[[Waters of the Moon]]'' by N.C. Hunter  and produced and played in ''[[The Innocents]]'' in 1953. In 1970 she appeared in [[André P. Brink]]'s [[Afrikaans]] version of ''[[Long Day's Journey into Night]]'' for [[PACT]] (directed by [[Leonard Schach]]) and in 1971 in ''[[Dear Antoine]]'' for [[CAPAB]].
 == Awards, etc ==

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 In 1943, she had pleaded unsuccessfully for the establishment of a national “Committee for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts”.
-After her return to Britain she occasionally returned to work in South Africa, for instance ''[[Macbeth]]'' in Afrikaans, was directed by her in 1950 for the [[National Theatre]]. It was staged at [[His Majesty's Theatre]] and starred [[André Huguenet]] and [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]].  Directed ''[[Much Ado about Nothing]]'' for the inauguration of the new [[Johannesburg Repertory Theatre|Reps Theatre]], designed by Manfred Hermer, in 1951. It starred [[Margaret Inglis]] and [[Jack Ralphs]]. Starred in ''[[Waters of the Moon]]'' by N.C. Hunter  and produced and played in ''[[The Innocents]]'' in 1953. In 1971 she appeared in ''[[Dear Antoine]]'' for [[CAPAB]].
+After her return to Britain she occasionally returned to work in South Africa, for instance ''[[Macbeth]]'' in Afrikaans, was directed by her in 1950 for the [[National Theatre]]. It was staged at [[His Majesty's Theatre]] and starred [[André Huguenet]] and [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]].  Directed ''[[Much Ado about Nothing]]'' for the inauguration of the new [[Johannesburg Repertory Theatre|Reps Theatre]], designed by Manfred Hermer, in 1951. It starred [[Margaret Inglis]] and [[Jack Ralphs]]. Starred in ''[[Waters of the Moon]]'' by N.C. Hunter  and produced and played in ''[[The Innocents]]'' in 1953. In 1970 she appeared in [[André P. Brink]]'s [[Afrikaans]] version of ''[[Long Day's Journey into Night]]'' for [[PACT]] (directed by leonard Schach) and in 1971 in ''[[Dear Antoine]]'' for [[CAPAB]].
 == Awards, etc ==

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 [[P.J. du Toit]]. 1988. ''Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika''. Pretoria: Academica
-Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwen_Ffrangcon-Davies)
+"Gwen Ffrangçon-Davies" in [[Wikipedia]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwen_Ffrangcon-Davies]
 "Schach on plays and plans". 1970. The [[Pretoria News]] 16 July.

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 == Sources ==
-[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
+Phyllis Hartnoll.  ''The Oxford Companion to the Theatre''
-Du Toit,P.J. 1988.
+[[Percy Tucker]]. 1997. ''Just the Ticket. My 50 Years in Show Business''. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press.
 Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwen_Ffrangcon-Davies)
 ''[[Scenaria]]'' (120), January 1991.
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−	'''Gwen ffrangçon-Davies''' (1891-1992) was a distinguished actress, singer, and theatrical entrepreneur. (Her name also written [[Gwen Ffrangçon-Davies]] or in South Africa without the ~~cedille~~ as [[Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies]]). [TH, JH, SH]	+	'''Gwen ffrangçon-Davies''' (1891-1992) was a distinguished actress, singer, and theatrical entrepreneur. (Her name also written [[Gwen Ffrangçon-Davies]], or occasionally in South Africa without the French ''cédille'' as [[Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies]]). [TH, JH, SH]

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==

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−	'''Gwen ffrangçon-Davies''' (1891-1992) was a distinguished actress, singer, and theatrical entrepreneur. (Her name also written [[Gwen Ffrangçon-Davies]]). [TH, JH, SH]	+	'''Gwen ffrangçon-Davies''' (1891-1992) was a distinguished actress, singer, and theatrical entrepreneur. (Her name also written [[Gwen Ffrangçon-Davies]] or in South Africa without the cedille as [[Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies]]). [TH, JH, SH]

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==