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 He began his career as a radio actor and author of radio dramas for the SABC. At the age of 42 he switched to working in television.
-He and his life partner [[Pieter de Vos]], whom he had met in 1973, were joint owners of the boutique hotel and theatre [[Foxwood House]], where he initiated the [[Foxwood Festival]] for example, and he was also a partner in [[Foxwood Televison]], with [[Sandra Prinsloo]].
+He and his life partner [[Pieter de Vos]], whom he had met in 1973, were joint owners of the boutique hotel and theatre [[Foxwood House]], where he initiated the [[Foxwood Festival]] for example, and he was also a partner in [[Foxwood Television]], with [[Sandra Prinsloo]].
 He passed away of heart failure after a long fight against cancer at his home in Johannesburg on 20 July, 2024.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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−	~~''[[The Star]]'', 19 February 2009.~~
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−	~~[[Anena Burger]]. 2024. "Bekroonde dramaturg en akteur Jan Groenewald dood aan hart", ''[[Die Burger]]'', 22 July, 2024: p. 4.~~
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−	[[Arlene Prinsloo]]. 2024. "[[Jan Groenewald]]" (obituary), ''[[Rapport\|Rapport Weekliks]]'', 29 July: p. 2[https://epublikasies.netwerk24.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=de68b10e-8e49-4eb5-9dc8-5b7d943ed0d0]
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 [[Jan Groenewald]] (1946-2024) is an Afrikaans actor, director and playwright.
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 Born [[Jan Adriaan Groenewald]] in Florida on the West Rand in Transvaal, he studied at the Aakademie vir Dramakuns and had classes with [[Milla Louw]] and [[Aletta Gericke]].
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 He and his life partner [[Pieter de Vos]], whom he had met in 1973, were joint owners of the boutique hotel and theatre [[Foxwood House]], where he initiated the [[Foxwood Festival]] for example, and he was also a partner in [[Foxwood Televison]], with [[Sandra Prinsloo]].
-He passed away of heart failure after a long fight against cancer at his home in Johannesburg on 20 July, 2024.
+==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 As an actor he often appeared in his own solo-plays,
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 His plays include works such as ''[['n Tyd om Lief te Hê]]'', ''[[Die Wildeman]]'', ''[[Klagstaat]]'', ''[[Pruimboom]]'', ''[[blou blou]]''.
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 [[Anena Burger]]. 2024.  "Bekroonde dramaturg en akteur Jan Groenewald dood aan hart", ''[[Die Burger]]'', 22 July, 2024: p. 4.
-[[Arlene Prinsloo]]. 2024. Obituary: [[Jan Groenewald]], ''[[Rapport|Rapport Weekliks]]'', 29 July: p. 2[https://epublikasies.netwerk24.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=de68b10e-8e49-4eb5-9dc8-5b7d943ed0d0]
+[[Arlene Prinsloo]]. 2024.  "[[Jan Groenewald]]" (obituary), ''[[Rapport|Rapport Weekliks]]'', 29 July: p. 2[https://epublikasies.netwerk24.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=de68b10e-8e49-4eb5-9dc8-5b7d943ed0d0]
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 He passed away of heart failure after a long fight against cancer at his home in Johannesburg on 20 July, 2024.
-As an actor he often appeared in his own solo-plays, including ''[[Pruimboom]]'', ''[[blou blou]]''
+As an actor he often appeared in his own solo-plays,
-He wrote and starred in ''[['n Tyd om Lief te Hê]]'', ''[[Die Wildeman]]'', ''[[Klagstaat]]''.
+His plays include works such as ''[['n Tyd om Lief te Hê]]'', ''[[Die Wildeman]]'', ''[[Klagstaat]]'', ''[[Pruimboom]]'', ''[[blou blou]]''.
-As a TV director he was responsible for documentary and amgazien productions such as the chat show ''[[RaakPraat met Sandra]]'', ''[[The Heart is Beautiful]]'', ''[[Formidabele vroue: Emily Hobhouse]]''
+As a TV director he was responsible for documentary and magazine productions such as the chat show ''[[RaakPraat met Sandra]]'', ''[[The Heart is Beautiful]]'', ''[[Formidabele vroue: Emily Hobhouse]]''
 For the latter documentaries he and De Vos received awards for Documentary work from the [[SA Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns]] (n 2009 and 2014 respectively).