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 [[Hendrik Hanekom]] (1893-1952) was a teacher, town-clerk, pioneering [[Afrikaans]] actor, director, playwright  and one of the first [[Afrikaans]] actor-managers.
-<small>His first name was initially initially shortened in various ways on playbills and posters (e.g [[Hend. A. Hanekom]], [[Hent A. Hanekom]], [[Henta A. Hanekom]] or [[Hentie A. Hanekom]]), but he was later affectionately referred to as [[Doom Hanekom]] or simply [[Doom]]. (The [[Afrikaans]] word "doom" - the "oom" part pronounced like the "orm" in "worm" - is derived from "Dominee", i.e. "church minister", because some of his major roles had been playing a preacher.)</small>
+<small>''His first name was initially initially shortened in various ways on playbills and posters (e.g [[Hend. A. Hanekom]], [[Hent A. Hanekom]], [[Henta A. Hanekom]] or [[Hentie A. Hanekom]]), but he was later affectionately referred to as [[Doom Hanekom]] or simply [[Doom]]. (The [[Afrikaans]] word "doom" - the "oom" part pronounced like the "orm" in "worm" - is derived from "Dominee", i.e. "church minister", because some of his major roles had been playing a preacher.)''</small>
 == Biography ==

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	[[Southern African Dictionary of National Biography]] by [[Eric Rosenthal]]. Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd, London, England, 1966.		[[Southern African Dictionary of National Biography]] by [[Eric Rosenthal]]. Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd, London, England, 1966.
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		+	[[Anna Minnaar-Vos]] 1969. ''Die Spel Gaan Voort: Die Verhaal van [[Hendrik Hanekom\|Hendrik]] en [[Mathilde Hanekom]]''. Kaapstad: [[Tafelberg]].

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 He became a municipal employee and went on to become a town clerk of the towns Beaufort West, De Aar, and Lydenburg (1919-1925). In Beaufort West he developed an interest in theatre and met [[Mathilde Hanekom|Mathilda de Beer]], whom he married on 5th August in 1918.
-In the early 1930s the Hanekoms settled in Bloemfontein because [[Mathilde Hanekom|Mathilde]]’s health had become a concern and their daughter needed to go to school.
+In the early 1930s the Hanekoms settled in Bloemfontein because [[Mathilde Hanekom|Mathilde]]'s health had become a concern and their daughter [[Tilana Hanekom|Tilana]] needed to go to school.
 He died January 14, 1952 in the Strand, Cape, South Africa.
 === Training ===
 Neither Hanekom nor his wife had received theatrical training, but with dedicated study and later guidance of the great [[Paul de Groot]], they developed acting and stage management skills until they became leading personalities in stage.
 === Career ===
 After directing and appearing in ''[[Magrieta Prinsloo]]'' ([[S.P.E. Boshoff]]'s adapted version of [[S.J. du Toit]]'s drama) with the local amateurs, he and fellow actor, [[Piet Retief]], bought and toured a travelling carnival, but this failed, so he became assistant town clerk of Lydenburg, Transvaal.

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 Born [[Hendrik Andries Hanekom]] on June 17, 1893 in Beaufort West, the son of Hendrik Hanekom. Schooled in Beaufort West, finishing in 1914.
-In 1912 became a municipal employee and went on to become a town clerk of the towns Beaufort West, De Aar, and Lydenburg (1919-1925). In Beaufort West he developed an interest in theatre and met [[Mathilde Hanekom|Mathilda de Beer]], whom he married on 5th August in 1918.
+He became a municipal employee and went on to become a town clerk of the towns Beaufort West, De Aar, and Lydenburg (1919-1925). In Beaufort West he developed an interest in theatre and met [[Mathilde Hanekom|Mathilda de Beer]], whom he married on 5th August in 1918.
 In the early 1930s the Hanekoms settled in Bloemfontein because [[Mathilde Hanekom|Mathilde]]’s health had become a concern and their daughter needed to go to school.

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 == Awards, etc ==
-In 1945 he was the first recipient of an award from the [[Suid Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns]] for his achievements in theatrical art.
+In 1945 he was the first recipient of an award from the [[Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns]] for his achievements in theatrical art.
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 "Paul Kruger" was perhaps Hanekom's best remembered role, and in 1936 he went on to tour with a professional company, playing Oom Paul to a wider audience. He was to do this on and off for a number of years (1935-1938, again in 1940). Other productions in this time include ''[[Amrach die Tollenaar]]'' ([[D.F. Malherbe]]) and ''[[Hans die Skipper]]'' ([[D.F. Malherbe]]), the latter also taken on tour. By 1938 he was thus back on the road with his company. ** *
-In 1947 he acted in the ground-breaking [[Afrikaans]] version of Ibsen's ''Ghosts'' (''[[Spoke]]'') at [[His Majesty's Theatre]] in Johannesburg, which led to the founding of the [[National Theatre Organisation]] ([[NTO]]). ** With the founding of [[NTO]], he did a number of plays for them, including ''[[Nag het die Wind Gebring]]'' (1948/49), ''[[Oupa Brompie]]'' (1950), ''[[Candida]]'' (1950), **. The latter was his first English-speaking role.
+In 1947 he acted in the ground-breaking [[Afrikaans]] version of Ibsen's ''[[Ghosts]]'' (''[[Spoke]]'') at [[His Majesty's Theatre]] in Johannesburg, which led to the founding of the [[National Theatre Organisation]] ([[NTO]]). ** With the founding of [[NTO]], he did a number of plays for them, including ''[[Nag het die Wind Gebring]]'' (1948/49), ''[[Oupa Brompie]]'' (1950), ''[[Candida]]'' (1950), **. The latter was his first English-speaking role.
 Hanekom was also involved in many attempts over the years to professionalise theatre in the country. For example in 1936 he was on the first executive of the shortlived [[Toneelbond]] founded by the [[F.A.K.]] and an advisor to its [[Toneelburo]] (1937), a co-signatory of the petition for a "state theatre" in 1942.

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 In June 1926, Hanekom was invited by [[Paul de Groot]] to join his theatrical group - the [[Paul de Groot Toneelgeselskap]] - as an actor and business manager ("Direkteur"). The  partnership went on to lay the foundation upon which many other professional theatrical companies where later built.
-Their first presentation was ''[[Huis Toe]]'' (Suderman’s ''Hermat'') which was followed by three more productions. In June 1926 he joined forces with [[Paul de Groot]], to found the [[Paul de Groot Toneelgeselskap]], in which he became an actor and business manager ("Direkteur"). **
+Their first presentation for the company was ''[[Huis Toe]]'' (Suderman’s ''Hermat'') which was followed by three more productions.
 In March 1928, Hanekom and de Groot parted company and it was the first time an [[Afrikaans]] professional group split. Hanekom continued with his own company, on two occasions in 1931 joining forces with [[Willem van Zyl]], to perform as the [[Hanekom-Van Zyl-geselskap]]. He kept it up until 1932 when the depression of the thirties compelled him to close the company.
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 His companies appeared under a number of names over the years, including [[Hendrik Hanekom en Geselskap]], [[Die Hanekoms]], [[Die Hanekoms en Geselskap]].
-Hanekom was also a member of some of the early [[NTO]] companies.
+Hanekom and his wife and daughter were also members of some of the early [[NTO]] companies.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==