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 His five successful TV series - ''[[The Villagers]]'' (1976-8), ''[[Oh George]]'', ''[[Westgate]]'', ''[[1922]]'', and ''[[The Mantis Project]]'' - glued South African viewers to the box for months on end, and turned numerous South African actors and actresses into household names and TV personalities.
-Cundill also wrote a television drama (''[[The Outcast]]''), and a number of stage plays, including a comedy (''[[Two weeks in Paradise]]''), ''[[The Earthmover]]'' and ''[[Duet]]'' (two one-act plays ''[[Redundant]]'' and ''[[Waiting]]'').  His only published radio play is ''[[To the End of the Road]]'' (1973 and 1987).
+Cundill also wrote a television drama (''[[The Outcast]]''), and a number of stage plays, including a comedy (''[[Two weeks in Paradise]]''), ''[[The Earthmover]]'', ''[[Duet]]'' (two one-act plays ''[[Redundant]]'' and ''[[Waiting]]'') and ''[[Unforced Errors]]''.  His only published radio play is ''[[To the End of the Road]]'' (1973 and 1987).
 == Awards, etc ==

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 ==Contribution to South African Theatre, Film, Media and Performance==
-His five successful TV series - ''[[The Villagers]]'' (1976-8), ''[[Oh George]]'', ''[[Westgate]]'', ''[[1922]]'', and ''[[The Mantis Project]]'' - glued South African to the box for months on end, and turned numerous South African actors and actresses into household names and TV personalities.
+His five successful TV series - ''[[The Villagers]]'' (1976-8), ''[[Oh George]]'', ''[[Westgate]]'', ''[[1922]]'', and ''[[The Mantis Project]]'' - glued South African viewers to the box for months on end, and turned numerous South African actors and actresses into household names and TV personalities.
 Cundill also wrote a television drama (''[[The Outcast]]''), and a number of stage plays, including a comedy (''[[Two weeks in Paradise]]''), ''[[The Earthmover]]'' and ''[[Duet]]'' (two one-act plays ''[[Redundant]]'' and ''[[Waiting]]'').  His only published radio play is ''[[To the End of the Road]]'' (1973 and 1987).

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 ==Contribution to South African Theatre, Film, Media and Performance==
-His five successful TV series - ''[[The Villagers]]'', ''[[Oh George]]'', ''[[Westgate]]'', ''[[1922]]'', and ''[[The Mantis Project]]'' - glued South African to the box for months on end, and turned numerous South African actors and actresses into household names and TV personalities.
+His five successful TV series - ''[[The Villagers]]'' (1976-8), ''[[Oh George]]'', ''[[Westgate]]'', ''[[1922]]'', and ''[[The Mantis Project]]'' - glued South African to the box for months on end, and turned numerous South African actors and actresses into household names and TV personalities.
 Cundill also wrote a television drama (''[[The Outcast]]''), and a number of stage plays, including a comedy (''[[Two weeks in Paradise]]''), ''[[The Earthmover]]'' and ''[[Duet]]'' (two one-act plays ''[[Redundant]]'' and ''[[Waiting]]'').  His only published radio play is ''[[To the End of the Road]]'' (1973 and 1987).
 == Awards, etc ==

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 Cundill also wrote a television drama (''[[The Outcast]]''), and a number of stage plays, including a comedy (''[[Two weeks in Paradise]]''), ''[[The Earthmover]]'' and ''[[Duet]]'' (two one-act plays ''[[Redundant]]'' and ''[[Waiting]]'').  His only published radio play is ''[[To the End of the Road]]'' (1973 and 1987).
 Winner of a number of South African awards, including the [[Idem Award]], the [[Olive Schreiner Award]] (in 1978 for the two short plays ''[[Redundant]]'' and ''[[Waiting]]'', which were televised under the title ''[[Duet]]'') and the [[SA Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns]]'s [[SABC Prize for English Drama]] (3 times).
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 == Sources ==
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 [[Sydney Paul Gosher|Gosher]], 1988)
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+Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]
-Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]
+Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
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−	~~CUNDILL,~~ John. (~~b. Germiston, 30/05/~~1936 - ~~d. Australia, //~~2016)~~. Hugely successful South African TV~~ scriptwriter. Born on a gold-mine in Germiston ~~and~~ lived in Johannesburg ~~although he worked~~ for ~~some while~~ in Australia. His TV series ''The Villagers'', ''Oh George'', ''Westgate'', ''1922'', and ''The Mantis Project'' glued South African to the box for months on end, and turned numerous South African actors and actresses into household names and TV personalities. ~~Also~~ wrote a television drama (''The Outcast''), a comedy (''Two weeks in Paradise''), ''The Earthmover'' and ''Duet'' (two one-act plays ''Redundant'' and ''Waiting'') His only published radio play is ''To the End of the Road'' (1973 and 1987). Winner of a number of South African awards, including the Idem Award, the [[Olive Schreiner Award]] (in 1978 for the two short plays ''Redundant'' and ''Waiting'', which were televised under the title ''~~Due~~''t) and the SA Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns's SABC Prize for English Drama (3 times). ~~He emigrated to Australia in 1987 and continued writing there. (See:~~ De Beer, 1995, Joyce 1999, [[Sydney Paul Gosher\|Gosher]], 1988) ~~[TH.JH]~~	+	John Cundill (1936-2016) was a playwright and scriptwriter.
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		+	==Biography==
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		+	Born on a gold-mine in Germiston area on 30 May, 1936, he lived in Johannesburg for much of his life, Cundill became a hugely successful scriptwriter in the first decade of South African television.
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		+	He emigrated to Australia in 1987 and continued writing there. He passed away in Australia in 2016.
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		+	==Contribution to South African Theatre, Film, Media and Performance==
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		+	His five successful TV series - ''[[The Villagers]]'', ''[[Oh George]]'', ''[[Westgate]]'', ''[[1922]]'', and ''[[The Mantis Project]]'' - glued South African to the box for months on end, and turned numerous South African actors and actresses into household names and TV personalities.
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		+	Cundill also wrote a television drama (''[[The Outcast]]''), and a number of stage plays, including a comedy (''[[Two weeks in Paradise]]''), ''[[The Earthmover]]'' and ''[[Duet]]'' (two one-act plays ''[[Redundant]]'' and ''[[Waiting]]''). His only published radio play is ''[[To the End of the Road]]'' (1973 and 1987).
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		+	Winner of a number of South African awards, including the [[Idem Award]], the [[Olive Schreiner Award]] (in 1978 for the two short plays ''[[Redundant]]'' and ''[[Waiting]]'', which were televised under the title ''[[Duet]]'') and the [[SA Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns]]'s [[SABC Prize for English Drama]] (3 times).
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		+	[TH/JH]
		+	== Sources ==
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		+	De Beer, 1995,
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		+	Joyce 1999,
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		+	[[Sydney Paul Gosher\|Gosher]], 1988)
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−	CUNDILL, John. (b. Germiston, 30/05/1936 - d. Australia, //2016) Hugely successful South African TV scriptwriter. Born on a gold-mine in Germiston and lived in Johannesburg although he worked for some while in Australia. His TV series ''The Villagers'', ''Oh George'', ''Westgate'', ''1922'', and ''The Mantis Project'' glued South African to the box for months on end, and turned numerous South African actors and actresses into household names and TV personalities. Also wrote a television drama (''The Outcast''), a comedy (''Two weeks in Paradise''), ''The Earthmover'' and ''Duet'' (two one-act plays ''Redundant'' and ''Waiting'') His only published radio play is ''To the End of the Road'' (1973 and 1987). Winner of a number of South African awards, including the Idem Award, the [[Olive Schreiner Award]] (in 1978 for the two short plays ''Redundant'' and ''Waiting'', which were televised under the title ''Due''t) and the SA Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns's SABC Prize for English Drama (3 times). He emigrated to Australia in 1987 and continued writing there. (See: De Beer, 1995, Joyce 1999, [[Sydney Paul Gosher\|Gosher]], 1988) [TH.JH]	+	CUNDILL, John. (b. Germiston, 30/05/1936 - d. Australia, //2016). Hugely successful South African TV scriptwriter. Born on a gold-mine in Germiston and lived in Johannesburg although he worked for some while in Australia. His TV series ''The Villagers'', ''Oh George'', ''Westgate'', ''1922'', and ''The Mantis Project'' glued South African to the box for months on end, and turned numerous South African actors and actresses into household names and TV personalities. Also wrote a television drama (''The Outcast''), a comedy (''Two weeks in Paradise''), ''The Earthmover'' and ''Duet'' (two one-act plays ''Redundant'' and ''Waiting'') His only published radio play is ''To the End of the Road'' (1973 and 1987). Winner of a number of South African awards, including the Idem Award, the [[Olive Schreiner Award]] (in 1978 for the two short plays ''Redundant'' and ''Waiting'', which were televised under the title ''Due''t) and the SA Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns's SABC Prize for English Drama (3 times). He emigrated to Australia in 1987 and continued writing there. (See: De Beer, 1995, Joyce 1999, [[Sydney Paul Gosher\|Gosher]], 1988) [TH.JH]

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−	CUNDILL, John. (1936-) Hugely successful South African TV scriptwriter. Born on a gold-mine in Germiston and lived in Johannesburg although he worked for some while in Australia. His TV series ''The Villagers'', ''Oh George'', ''Westgate'', ''1922'', and ''The Mantis Project'' glued South African to the box for months on end, and turned numerous South African actors and actresses into household names and TV personalities. Also wrote a television drama (''The Outcast''), a comedy (''Two weeks in Paradise''), ''The Earthmover'' and ''Duet'' (two one-act plays ''Redundant'' and ''Waiting'') His only published radio play is ''To the End of the Road'' (1973 and 1987). Winner of a number of South African awards, including the Idem Award, the [[Olive Schreiner Award]] (in 1978 for the two short plays ''Redundant'' and ''Waiting'', which were televised under the title ''Due''t) and the SA Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns's SABC Prize for English Drama (3 times). He emigrated to Australia in 1987 and continued writing there. (See: De Beer, 1995, Joyce 1999, [[Sydney Paul Gosher\|Gosher]], 1988) [TH.JH]	+	CUNDILL, John. (b. Germiston 30/05/1936 - D. Australia //2016) Hugely successful South African TV scriptwriter. Born on a gold-mine in Germiston and lived in Johannesburg although he worked for some while in Australia. His TV series ''The Villagers'', ''Oh George'', ''Westgate'', ''1922'', and ''The Mantis Project'' glued South African to the box for months on end, and turned numerous South African actors and actresses into household names and TV personalities. Also wrote a television drama (''The Outcast''), a comedy (''Two weeks in Paradise''), ''The Earthmover'' and ''Duet'' (two one-act plays ''Redundant'' and ''Waiting'') His only published radio play is ''To the End of the Road'' (1973 and 1987). Winner of a number of South African awards, including the Idem Award, the [[Olive Schreiner Award]] (in 1978 for the two short plays ''Redundant'' and ''Waiting'', which were televised under the title ''Due''t) and the SA Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns's SABC Prize for English Drama (3 times). He emigrated to Australia in 1987 and continued writing there. (See: De Beer, 1995, Joyce 1999, [[Sydney Paul Gosher\|Gosher]], 1988) [TH.JH]

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−	CUNDILL, John. (1936-) Hugely successful South African TV scriptwriter. Born on a gold-mine in Germiston and lived in Johannesburg although he worked for some while in Australia. His TV series The Villagers, Oh George, Westgate, 1922, and The Mantis Project glued South African to the box for months on end, and turned numerous South African actors and actresses into household names and TV personalities. Also wrote a television drama (The Outcast), a comedy (Two weeks in Paradise), The Earthmover and Duet (two one-act plays Redundant and Waiting) His only published radio play is To the End of the Road (1973 and 1987). Winner of a number of South African awards, including the Idem Award, the Olive Schreiner Award (in 1978 for the two short plays Redundant and Waiting, which were televised under the title ~~Duet~~) and the SA Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns's SABC Prize for English Drama (3 times). He emigrated to Australia in 1987 and continued writing there. (See: De Beer, 1995, Joyce 1999, Gosher, 1988) [TH.JH]	+	CUNDILL, John. (1936-) Hugely successful South African TV scriptwriter. Born on a gold-mine in Germiston and lived in Johannesburg although he worked for some while in Australia. His TV series ''The Villagers'', ''Oh George'', ''Westgate'', ''1922'', and ''The Mantis Project'' glued South African to the box for months on end, and turned numerous South African actors and actresses into household names and TV personalities. Also wrote a television drama (''The Outcast''), a comedy (''Two weeks in Paradise''), ''The Earthmover'' and ''Duet'' (two one-act plays ''Redundant'' and ''Waiting'') His only published radio play is ''To the End of the Road'' (1973 and 1987). Winner of a number of South African awards, including the Idem Award, the [[Olive Schreiner Award]] (in 1978 for the two short plays ''Redundant'' and ''Waiting'', which were televised under the title ''Due''t) and the SA Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns's SABC Prize for English Drama (3 times). He emigrated to Australia in 1987 and continued writing there. (See: De Beer, 1995, Joyce 1999, [[Sydney Paul Gosher\|Gosher]], 1988) [TH.JH]