Leo Kerz - Revision history

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His contribution to South African theatre and performance

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 He escaped Nazi Germany in 1933, living and working in London, Amsterdam, Prague, and for a while in South Africa, before immigrating to the US in 1942, where he became a Broadway scenic and lighting designer (1944 - 1973).
-He was married to theatre historian Louise Kerz, who later married Al Hirschfeld in 1996. Kerz died on 4 November 1976, New York City.
+He was married to New York based theatre historian Louise (Manning) Kerz. Kerz died on 4 November 1976, New York City.
 == His contribution to South African theatre and performance ==

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 He was married to theatre historian Louise Kerz, who later married Al Hirschfeld in 1996. Kerz died on 4 November 1976, New York City.
 == His contribution to South African theatre and performance ==
-He came to South Africa in193*, directing and working on a number of plays in Cape Town and Johannesburg, including ''[[What Next Baby?]]'' in Johannesburg. He founded the [[Pioneer Theatre]] in Johannesburg, and between 1938 and 1941 produced (and probably designing and directing) a number of ''avant garde'' plays, including Brecht's ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]'', (1938), ''[[Gas]]'' (1938), ''[[Miracle at Verdun]]'' (1939); Odets's ''[[Golden Boy]]'' (1940) and ''[[The Cradle Will Rock]]'' (1941).
+He came to South Africa in193*, directing and working on a number of plays in Cape Town and Johannesburg. He founded the [[Pioneer Theatre]] in Johannesburg, and between 1938 and 1941 produced (and probably designing and directing) a number of ''avant garde'' plays, including  Brecht's ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]'', (1938); ''[[Gas]]'' (1938); ''[[What Next Baby?]]'' (1939);  ''[[Miracle at Verdun]]'' (1939); Odets's ''[[Golden Boy]]'' (1940) and ''[[The Cradle Will Rock]]'' (1941).
 == Sources ==

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 He escaped Nazi Germany in 1933, living and working in London, Amsterdam, Prague, and for a while in South Africa, before immigrating to the US in 1942, where he became a Broadway scenic and lighting designer (1944 - 1973).
-He was married to Louise Kerz, who later married Al Hirschfeld in 1996. He died on 4 November 1976, New York City.
+He was married to theatre historian Louise Kerz, who later married Al Hirschfeld in 1996. Kerz died on 4 November 1976, New York City.
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 == His contribution to South African theatre and performance ==
-He came to South Africa in193*, directing and working on a number of plays in Cape Town and Johannesburg, including ''[[What Next Baby?]]'' in Johannesburg. He founded the [[Pioneer Theatre]] in Johannesburg, and between 1938 and 1941 produced (probably doing the design and directing) a number of ''avant garde'' plays, including
+He came to South Africa in193*, directing and working on a number of plays in Cape Town and Johannesburg, including ''[[What Next Baby?]]'' in Johannesburg. He founded the [[Pioneer Theatre]] in Johannesburg, and between 1938 and 1941 produced (and probably designing and directing) a number of ''avant garde'' plays, including Brecht's ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]'', (1938), ''[[Gas]]'' (1938), ''[[Miracle at Verdun]]'' (1939); Odets's ''[[Golden Boy]]'' (1940) and ''[[The Cradle Will Rock]]'' (1941).
 == Sources ==

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 == His contribution to South African theatre and performance ==
-He came to South Africa in193*, directing and working on a number of plays in Cape Town and Johannesburg, including ''[[What Next Baby?]]'' in Johannesburg. In 19** he founded the [[Pioneer Theatre]], in Johannesburg, before leaving for the USA.
+He came to South Africa in193*, directing and working on a number of plays in Cape Town and Johannesburg, including ''[[What Next Baby?]]'' in Johannesburg. He founded the [[Pioneer Theatre]] in Johannesburg, and between 1938 and 1941 produced (probably doing the design and directing) a number of ''avant garde'' plays, including
 == Sources ==

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 [https://books.google.co.za/books?id=yRhNAiqHQKcC&pg=PA143&lpg=PA143&dq=Leo+Kerz&source=bl&ots=ThXuN1m6ok&sig=gMeU7JYsqb8KEbsb1zfPETrHhzM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEYQ6AEwCWoVChMIrPHK0sGDyAIVBDsaCh2GtwOb#v=onepage&q=Leo%20Kerz&f=false]
-"Kerz, Leo" in: Martin Banham 1995. "The Cambridge Guide to Theatre", p.599[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=8qMTPAPFGXUC&pg=PA599&lpg=PA599&dq=Leo+Kerz+Pioneer+Theatre&source=bl&ots=uMXB_7gxVa&sig=voqlKX3pLHk9zsuvaZf2f12POl4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAWoVChMI5o34ytqDyAIVxtoaCh2wYwVm#v=onepage&q=Leo%20Kerz%20Pioneer%20Theatre&f=false]
+"Kerz, Leo" in: Martin Banham 1995. ''The Cambridge Guide to Theatre'', p.599[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=8qMTPAPFGXUC&pg=PA599&lpg=PA599&dq=Leo+Kerz+Pioneer+Theatre&source=bl&ots=uMXB_7gxVa&sig=voqlKX3pLHk9zsuvaZf2f12POl4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAWoVChMI5o34ytqDyAIVxtoaCh2wYwVm#v=onepage&q=Leo%20Kerz%20Pioneer%20Theatre&f=false]
 Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 Leo Kerz (1912-1976) was a Producer, Art Director, Production Designer and Set Designer.
-Born in Berlin, Germany, on 1 November 1912, where he studied with Bertolt Brecht and at the Academy of Arts and Sciences, and began his career as a stage designer, working with the likes of Brecht, .
+Born in Berlin, Germany, on 1 November 1912, where he studied with Bertolt Brecht and at the Academy of Arts and Sciences, and began his career as a stage designer, working with the likes of Brecht, Piscator and others.
-He escaped Nazi Germany in 1933, living in the Netherlands, in the United Kingdom and for a while in South Africa, before immigrating to the US in 1941, where he became a Boradway scenic and lighting designer (1944 - 1973).
+He escaped Nazi Germany in 1933, living in the Netherlands, in the United Kingdom and for a while in South Africa, before immigrating to the US in 1941, where he became a Broadway scenic and lighting designer (1944 - 1973).
 He was married to Louise Kerz, who later married Al Hirschfeld in 1996. He died on 4 November 1976, New York City.

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 Center for Jewish History, Leo Kerz Collection, 1959-1970[http://access.cjh.org/home.php?type=extid&term=483067#1]
-Orville Kurth Larson, 1989.''Scene Design in the American Theatre from 1915 to 1960''
+Orville Kurth Larson, 1989.''Scene Design in the American Theatre from 1915 to 1960'', pp. 143-4.
 [https://books.google.co.za/books?id=yRhNAiqHQKcC&pg=PA143&lpg=PA143&dq=Leo+Kerz&source=bl&ots=ThXuN1m6ok&sig=gMeU7JYsqb8KEbsb1zfPETrHhzM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEYQ6AEwCWoVChMIrPHK0sGDyAIVBDsaCh2GtwOb#v=onepage&q=Leo%20Kerz&f=false]

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-Producer. Decor. Scenic artist. Late 1930s ''[[What Next Baby?]]'', Johannesburg.
 == Sources ==
 ''[[The South African Theatre, Music and Dance]]''  1(1), 1939. 34-35.
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