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[[Johan Brewis]] (19**-). Actor.

==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
Member of [[Anton Ackermann Geselskap]] since circa 1938. Excelled in character roles e.g. as Koos Niemand in ''[[Koop My Blomme]]'', Mnr Saaiman in ''[[Die Hele Dorp Skinder]]'', Fanie in ''[[Hier Kom Japie]]'', Kolonel Meiring in ''[[Martjie, die Maltrap]]''.

== Sources ==
''Martjie, die Maltrap'' theatre programme.

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 == Biography ==
-Johannes Casper Stephanus Brewis was born on the farm Modderfontein in the Fraserburg district of the old Cape Province.  He joined the [[Anton Ackermann Geselskap]] at a very early age and one of the first productions in which he appeared was an Afrikaans adaptation of [[George Bernard Shaw]]’s ''[[Pygmalion]]'', entitled ''[[Koop my Blomme]]'' (1940), which was staged at the [[Standard Theatre]] in Johannesburg with [[Pikkie Uys]] in the lead.  Other appearances for Ackermann were in ''[[Hier Kom Japie]]'' (1943), ''[[Onskuldig Veroordeel]]'' (1943) and ''[[O Diep Rivier, O Donker Stroom]]'' (1945), as well as ''[[Die Hele Dorp Skinder]]'' and ''[[Martjie, die Maltrap]]'' (dates uncertain).  In the early 1980s he was affiliated with [[SUKOVS]] and acted in ''[[Die Ryk Weduwee]]'' (1980), ''[[Hond se Gedagte]]'' (1981) and [[André P. Brink]]’s [[Afrikaans]] adaptation of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', ''[[Die Tragedie van Romeo en Juliet]]'' (1981).  The latter was produced by [[Sandra Kotzé]], recorded by the [[SABC]] and transmitted in June 1982.
+Johannes Casper Stephanus Brewis was born on the farm Modderfontein in the Fraserburg district of the old Cape Province.  He joined the [[Anton Ackermann Geselskap]] at a very early age and one of the first productions in which he appeared was an Afrikaans adaptation of [[George Bernard Shaw]]’s ''[[Pygmalion]]'', entitled ''[[Koop my Blomme]]'' (1940), which was staged at the [[Standard Theatre]] in Johannesburg with [[Pikkie Uys]] in the lead.  Other appearances for Ackermann were in ''[[Hier Kom Japie]]'' (1943), ''[[Onskuldig Veroordeel]]'' (1943) and ''[[O Diep Rivier, O Donker Stroom]]'' (1945), as well as ''[[Die Hele Dorp Skinder]]'' and ''[[Martjie, die Maltrap]]'' (dates uncertain).  In the early 1980s he was affiliated with [[SUKOVS]] and acted in ''[[Die Ryk Weduwee]]'' (1980), ''[[Hond se Gedagte]]'' (1981) and [[André P. Brink]]’s [[Afrikaans]] adaptation of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', retitled ''[[Die Tragedie van Romeo en Juliet]]'' (1981).  The latter was produced by [[Sandra Kotzé]], recorded by the [[SABC]] and transmitted in June 1982.
 He also appeared in supporting roles in a number of films, including four directed by [[David Millin]] and three by [[Ivan Hall]].  For television he acted in an episode of the series ''[[Die Swart Kat]]'' (1985), directed by [[Bromley Cawood]].  In 1944 he married the actress [[Marie Herselman]], a fellow member of the [[Anton Ackermann Geselskap]].  Their daughter, [[Luana Brewis]], was a senior archivist at the [[National Film, Video and Sound Archive]] in Pretoria.  She also edited the [[CARFO]] film ''[[Thaba]]'' (1977), together with its director [[Willie Alheit]].

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 == Biography ==
-Johannes Casper Stephanus Brewis was born on the farm Modderfontein in the Fraserburg district of the old Cape Province.  He joined the [[Anton Ackermann Geselskap]] at a very early age and one of the first productions in which he appeared was an Afrikaans adaptation of [[George Bernard Shaw]]’s ''[[Pygmalion]]'', entitled ''[[Koop my Blomme]]'' (1940), which was staged at the [[Standard Theatre]] in Johannesburg with [[Pikkie Uys]] in the lead.  Other appearances for Ackermann were in ''[[Hier Kom Japie]]'' (1943), ''[[Onskuldig Veroordeel]]'' (1943) and ''[[O Diep Rivier, O Donker Stroom]]'' (1945), as well as ''[[Die Hele Dorp Skinder]]'' and ''[[Martjie, die Maltrap]]'' (dates uncertain).  In the early 1980s he was affiliated with [[SUKOVS]] and acted in ''[[Die Ryk Weduwee]]'' (1980), ''[[Hond se Gedagte]]'' (1981) and [[André P. Brink]]’s [[Afrikaans]] adaptation of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', ''[[Die Tragedie van Romeo en Juliet]]'' (1981).  The latter was produced by [[Sandra Kotzé]], recorded by the SABC and transmitted in June 1982.
+Johannes Casper Stephanus Brewis was born on the farm Modderfontein in the Fraserburg district of the old Cape Province.  He joined the [[Anton Ackermann Geselskap]] at a very early age and one of the first productions in which he appeared was an Afrikaans adaptation of [[George Bernard Shaw]]’s ''[[Pygmalion]]'', entitled ''[[Koop my Blomme]]'' (1940), which was staged at the [[Standard Theatre]] in Johannesburg with [[Pikkie Uys]] in the lead.  Other appearances for Ackermann were in ''[[Hier Kom Japie]]'' (1943), ''[[Onskuldig Veroordeel]]'' (1943) and ''[[O Diep Rivier, O Donker Stroom]]'' (1945), as well as ''[[Die Hele Dorp Skinder]]'' and ''[[Martjie, die Maltrap]]'' (dates uncertain).  In the early 1980s he was affiliated with [[SUKOVS]] and acted in ''[[Die Ryk Weduwee]]'' (1980), ''[[Hond se Gedagte]]'' (1981) and [[André P. Brink]]’s [[Afrikaans]] adaptation of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', ''[[Die Tragedie van Romeo en Juliet]]'' (1981).  The latter was produced by [[Sandra Kotzé]], recorded by the [[SABC]] and transmitted in June 1982.
 He also appeared in supporting roles in a number of films, including four directed by [[David Millin]] and three by [[Ivan Hall]].  For television he acted in an episode of the series ''[[Die Swart Kat]]'' (1985), directed by [[Bromley Cawood]].  In 1944 he married the actress [[Marie Herselman]], a fellow member of the [[Anton Ackermann Geselskap]].  Their daughter, [[Luana Brewis]], was a senior archivist at the [[National Film, Video and Sound Archive]] in Pretoria.  She also edited the [[CARFO]] film ''[[Thaba]]'' (1977), together with its director [[Willie Alheit]].

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 He also appeared in supporting roles in a number of films, including four directed by [[David Millin]] and three by [[Ivan Hall]].  For television he acted in an episode of the series ''[[Die Swart Kat]]'' (1985), directed by [[Bromley Cawood]].  In 1944 he married the actress [[Marie Herselman]], a fellow member of the [[Anton Ackermann Geselskap]].  Their daughter, [[Luana Brewis]], was a senior archivist at the [[National Film, Video and Sound Archive]] in Pretoria.  She also edited the [[CARFO]] film ''[[Thaba]]'' (1977), together with its director [[Willie Alheit]].
-= Film Credits ==
+'''Film Credits'''
 – ''[[‘n Taal se Opkoms: Afrikaans Triomfeer]]'' / ''[[Pearl of the Paarl]]'' (short) (Director: [[Kurt Baum]]), 1959 – ''[[Ek Sal Opstaan]]'' (Director: [[Kappie Botha]]), 1971 – ''[[Breekpunt]]'' (Director: [[Daan Retief]]), 1971 – ''[[Die Banneling]]'' (Director: [[David Millin]]), 1972 – ''[[Boemerang 11:15]]'' (Director: [[Ivan Hall]]), 1972 – ''[[Salomien]]'' (Director: [[Daan Retief]]), 1973 – ''[[Met Moed, Durf en Bloed]]'' / ''[[The Brave! The Rough! / The Raw!'']] (Director: [[David Millin]]), 1973 – ''[[Die Sersant en die Tiger Moth]]'' (Director: [[Koos Roets]]), 1973 – ''[[Môre, Môre]]'' (Director: [[Elmo de Witt]]), 1973 – ''[[Die Voortrekkers]]'' (Director: [[David Millin]]), 1974 – ''[[Dans van die Flamink]]'' (Director: [[Ivan Hall]]), 1974 – ''[[Suster Teresa]]'' (Director: [[David Millin]]), 1974 – ''[[Funeral for an Assassin]]'' (Director: [[Ivan Hall]]), 1974 – ''[[Iemand Soos Jy]]'' / ''[[Someone Like You]]'' (Director: [[Elmo de Witt]]), 1984 – ''[[Broer Matie]]'' (Director: [[Jans Rautenbach]]).

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-==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
+'''Johan Brewis''' (b. Fraserburg, 13/10/1918 – d. 18/11/2000) was an actor.
-He has also appeared in ''[[Die Ryk Weduwee]]'' {[[SUKOVS]] 1980) and ''[[La Puce à L'Oreille|Hond se Gedagte]]'' ([[SUKOVS]] 1981).
+== Biography ==
-== Awards, etc. ==
+Johannes Casper Stephanus Brewis was born on the farm Modderfontein in the Fraserburg district of the old Cape Province.  He joined the [[Anton Ackermann Geselskap]] at a very early age and one of the first productions in which he appeared was an Afrikaans adaptation of [[George Bernard Shaw]]’s ''[[Pygmalion]]'', entitled ''[[Koop my Blomme]]'' (1940), which was staged at the [[Standard Theatre]] in Johannesburg with [[Pikkie Uys]] in the lead.  Other appearances for Ackermann were in ''[[Hier Kom Japie]]'' (1943), ''[[Onskuldig Veroordeel]]'' (1943) and ''[[O Diep Rivier, O Donker Stroom]]'' (1945), as well as ''[[Die Hele Dorp Skinder]]'' and ''[[Martjie, die Maltrap]]'' (dates uncertain).  In the early 1980s he was affiliated with [[SUKOVS]] and acted in ''[[Die Ryk Weduwee]]'' (1980), ''[[Hond se Gedagte]]'' (1981) and [[André P. Brink]]’s [[Afrikaans]] adaptation of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', ''[[Die Tragedie van Romeo en Juliet]]'' (1981).  The latter was produced by [[Sandra Kotzé]], recorded by the SABC and transmitted in June 1982.
-Together with his wife, [[Marie Herselman]], he was recognised as one of the pioneers of [[Afrikaans]] theatre by the drama department of the Pretoria Technikon during a ceremony at the [[Breytenbach Theatre]] in Pretoria on 30 August 1994.
+He also appeared in supporting roles in a number of films, including four directed by [[David Millin]] and three by [[Ivan Hall]].  For television he acted in an episode of the series ''[[Die Swart Kat]]'' (1985), directed by [[Bromley Cawood]].  In 1944 he married the actress [[Marie Herselman]], a fellow member of the [[Anton Ackermann Geselskap]].  Their daughter, [[Luana Brewis]], was a senior archivist at the [[National Film, Video and Sound Archive]] in Pretoria.  She also edited the [[CARFO]] film ''[[Thaba]]'' (1977), together with its director [[Willie Alheit]].
 == Sources ==

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 == Awards, etc. ==
-He was recognised as one of the pioneers of [[Afrikaans]] theatre by the drama department of the Pretoria Technikon during a ceremony at the [[Breytenbach Theatre]] in Pretoria on 30 August 1994.
 == Sources ==
 ''Martjie, die Maltrap'' theatre programme.
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 ''[[Beeld]]'', 1 September 1994.
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