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 [[Radio Week]], 30th November, 1945.
-https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/234346969/25295593
+Macleay Argus (Kempsey, NSW) (Newspaper), Fri 11 Nov 1938. (https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/234346969/25295593).
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._G._Wells

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 On November 29, 1945 he produced [[Outward Bound]] a play by [[Sutton Vane]] for the SABC radio station [[Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Grahamstown "A" (English)]].
-On December 6, 1945, he produced [[Five Quid Pro Quo]] by [[James Gregson]] for the SABC radio station [[Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Grahamstown "A" (English)]].
+On December 6, 1945, he produced [[James Gregson]]'s [[Five Quid Pro Quo]], a half-hour play which describes what happens to a stolen five pound note as it circulates and the drama that follows each change of ownership. There is both climax and anti-climax at the end of the story.  Produced for the SABC radio station [[Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Grahamstown "A" (English)]].
 Jack spent a year-and-a-half in England, watching plays and working for the BBC, returning to South Africa in 1948 to take charge of dramatic production for the [[SABC]] in Cape Town.  Here he produced numerous radio plays, including ''[[The Passionate Heart]]'', on [[Olive Schreiner]], and ''[[The Beaux Stratagem]]''.  In 1959 he acted in [[Leonard Schach]]'s production of ''[[Look Homeward Angel]]'' for the [[Cockpit Players]] at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] and in ''[[Affairs of State]]'', directed by [[Hugh Goldie]] for the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society]].  During the 1960s he appeared in a few British films, including two by Terence Fisher, and took occasional guest parts in a range television series, including ''Z Cars'', ''Dixon of Dock Green'', ''Till Death Us Do Part'' and ''Doctor Who''.  (FO)
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 [[Radio Week]], 30th November, 1945.
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._G._Wells

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 On November 29, 1945 he produced [[Outward Bound]] a play by [[Sutton Vane]] for the SABC radio station [[Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Grahamstown "A" (English)]].
 Jack spent a year-and-a-half in England, watching plays and working for the BBC, returning to South Africa in 1948 to take charge of dramatic production for the [[SABC]] in Cape Town.  Here he produced numerous radio plays, including ''[[The Passionate Heart]]'', on [[Olive Schreiner]], and ''[[The Beaux Stratagem]]''.  In 1959 he acted in [[Leonard Schach]]'s production of ''[[Look Homeward Angel]]'' for the [[Cockpit Players]] at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] and in ''[[Affairs of State]]'', directed by [[Hugh Goldie]] for the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society]].  During the 1960s he appeared in a few British films, including two by Terence Fisher, and took occasional guest parts in a range television series, including ''Z Cars'', ''Dixon of Dock Green'', ''Till Death Us Do Part'' and ''Doctor Who''.  (FO)
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 [[Radio Week]], 16th November, 1945.
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._G._Wells

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 In 1926 he toured South Africa with Dennis Neilson-Terry [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Neilson-Terry] and Mary Glynne.  Back in London he acted in a number of Edgar Wallace plays and, as early as 1929, appeared on television.  His first wife, Henrietta Millar, had divorced him in 1921 and in 1929 he married [[Mary Holder]] (1895-1980), an actress with Frank Benson’s Shakespeare Company.  In 1930 she and Jack performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford-upon-Avon, with Mary in leading roles and Jack in supporting ones.  The company also toured the United States and Canada.
-In 1932 the couple came to South Africa, intending to stay for a year, but eventually settling there.  They founded a theatre company in Johannesburg and also appeared on radio.  Between 1935 and 1937 Bligh produced a number of plays for the [[Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society]] at the [[Little Theatre]] - including ''[[Musical Chairs]]'', ''[[The Late Christopher Bean]]'', ''[[Ten Minute Alibi]]'' and ''[[Hamlet]]'' - while in 1938 he played Simon van der Stel in the film ''[[Die Bou van ‘n Nasie]]'' ([[Joseph Albrecht]]/[[Andries A. Pienaar]]).  During the 1940s he was a radio producer with the [[SABC]] in Johannesburg, though he also took time off to tour with the [[Gwen ffrangçon-Davies / Marda Vanne Company]] , appearing in ''[[The Merry Wives of Windsor]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in 1945. In November 1945 he adapted [[H. G. Wells]]' ''[[The Country of the Blind]]'', a short story dealing with blindness, for the SABC radio station [[Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Grahamstown "A" (English)]]. On November 22, 1945, his comedy [[Further Outlook Warmer]] was also produced for the SABC radio station [[Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Grahamstown "A" (English)]].
+In 1932 the couple came to South Africa, intending to stay for a year, but eventually settling there.  They founded a theatre company in Johannesburg and also appeared on radio.  Between 1935 and 1937 Bligh produced a number of plays for the [[Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society]] at the [[Little Theatre]] - including ''[[Musical Chairs]]'', ''[[The Late Christopher Bean]]'', ''[[Ten Minute Alibi]]'' and ''[[Hamlet]]'' - while in 1938 he played Simon van der Stel in the film ''[[Die Bou van ‘n Nasie]]'' ([[Joseph Albrecht]]/[[Andries A. Pienaar]]).  During the 1940s he was a radio producer with the [[SABC]] in Johannesburg, though he also took time off to tour with the [[Gwen ffrangçon-Davies / Marda Vanne Company]] , appearing in ''[[The Merry Wives of Windsor]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in 1945.
 Jack spent a year-and-a-half in England, watching plays and working for the BBC, returning to South Africa in 1948 to take charge of dramatic production for the [[SABC]] in Cape Town.  Here he produced numerous radio plays, including ''[[The Passionate Heart]]'', on [[Olive Schreiner]], and ''[[The Beaux Stratagem]]''.  In 1959 he acted in [[Leonard Schach]]'s production of ''[[Look Homeward Angel]]'' for the [[Cockpit Players]] at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] and in ''[[Affairs of State]]'', directed by [[Hugh Goldie]] for the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society]].  During the 1960s he appeared in a few British films, including two by Terence Fisher, and took occasional guest parts in a range television series, including ''Z Cars'', ''Dixon of Dock Green'', ''Till Death Us Do Part'' and ''Doctor Who''.  (FO)

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 In 1926 he toured South Africa with Dennis Neilson-Terry [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Neilson-Terry] and Mary Glynne.  Back in London he acted in a number of Edgar Wallace plays and, as early as 1929, appeared on television.  His first wife, Henrietta Millar, had divorced him in 1921 and in 1929 he married [[Mary Holder]] (1895-1980), an actress with Frank Benson’s Shakespeare Company.  In 1930 she and Jack performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford-upon-Avon, with Mary in leading roles and Jack in supporting ones.  The company also toured the United States and Canada.
-In 1932 the couple came to South Africa, intending to stay for a year, but eventually settling there.  They founded a theatre company in Johannesburg and also appeared on radio.  Between 1935 and 1937 Bligh produced a number of plays for the [[Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society]] at the [[Little Theatre]] - including ''[[Musical Chairs]]'', ''[[The Late Christopher Bean]]'', ''[[Ten Minute Alibi]]'' and ''[[Hamlet]]'' - while in 1938 he played Simon van der Stel in the film ''[[Die Bou van ‘n Nasie]]'' ([[Joseph Albrecht]]/[[Andries A. Pienaar]]).  During the 1940s he was a radio producer with the [[SABC]] in Johannesburg, though he also took time off to tour with the [[Gwen ffrangçon-Davies / Marda Vanne Company]] , appearing in ''[[The Merry Wives of Windsor]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in 1945. In November 1945 he adapted [[H. G. Wells]]' ''[[The Country of the Blind]]'', a short story dealing with blindness, for the SABC radio station [[Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Grahamstown "A"]] (English). On November 22, 1945, his comedy [[Further Outlook Warmer]] was also produced for the SABC radio station [[Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Grahamstown "A"]] (English).
+In 1932 the couple came to South Africa, intending to stay for a year, but eventually settling there.  They founded a theatre company in Johannesburg and also appeared on radio.  Between 1935 and 1937 Bligh produced a number of plays for the [[Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society]] at the [[Little Theatre]] - including ''[[Musical Chairs]]'', ''[[The Late Christopher Bean]]'', ''[[Ten Minute Alibi]]'' and ''[[Hamlet]]'' - while in 1938 he played Simon van der Stel in the film ''[[Die Bou van ‘n Nasie]]'' ([[Joseph Albrecht]]/[[Andries A. Pienaar]]).  During the 1940s he was a radio producer with the [[SABC]] in Johannesburg, though he also took time off to tour with the [[Gwen ffrangçon-Davies / Marda Vanne Company]] , appearing in ''[[The Merry Wives of Windsor]]'' at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in 1945. In November 1945 he adapted [[H. G. Wells]]' ''[[The Country of the Blind]]'', a short story dealing with blindness, for the SABC radio station [[Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Grahamstown "A" (English)]]. On November 22, 1945, his comedy [[Further Outlook Warmer]] was also produced for the SABC radio station [[Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Grahamstown "A" (English)]].
 Jack spent a year-and-a-half in England, watching plays and working for the BBC, returning to South Africa in 1948 to take charge of dramatic production for the [[SABC]] in Cape Town.  Here he produced numerous radio plays, including ''[[The Passionate Heart]]'', on [[Olive Schreiner]], and ''[[The Beaux Stratagem]]''.  In 1959 he acted in [[Leonard Schach]]'s production of ''[[Look Homeward Angel]]'' for the [[Cockpit Players]] at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] and in ''[[Affairs of State]]'', directed by [[Hugh Goldie]] for the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society]].  During the 1960s he appeared in a few British films, including two by Terence Fisher, and took occasional guest parts in a range television series, including ''Z Cars'', ''Dixon of Dock Green'', ''Till Death Us Do Part'' and ''Doctor Who''.  (FO)

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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
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		+	[[Radio Week]], 9th November, 1945.
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	Stage & Cinema, 13 May 1949 (Personalities of the air, No. 11)		Stage & Cinema, 13 May 1949 (Personalities of the air, No. 11)