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-Louis Ife (b. Frostenden, Suffolk, 12/05/1931 – Westminster, London, **/06/2000) was an actor, radio producer and writer.
+== Biography ==
-== Biography ==
+[[Louis Robert Ife]] was born in the Suffolk village of Frostenden on 12 May, 1931  to Robert W. Ife, a farm labourer, and his wife, Joyce.  In 1956 he married Susan Gisby and the following year he, his wife and their young son came to South Africa, where he hoped to pursue a theatrical career.  Subsequently he appeared on stage, acted in films and wrote, produced and acted in radio programmes.
-Louis Robert Ife was born in the Suffolk village of Frostenden to Robert W. Ife, a farm labourer, and his wife, Joyce.  In 1956 he married Susan Gisby and the following year he, his wife and their young son came to South Africa, where he hoped to pursue a theatrical career.  Subsequently he appeared on stage, acted in films and wrote, produced and acted in radio programmes.  He also wrote a several plays, including ''[[Till Bed Do Us Part]]'' (1973), ''[[Not Adultery, but Adulteration]]'' (1974) and ''[[Murder in Mind]]'' (1975).  The latter was also produced in Great Britain, with Harry H. Corbett and Linda Thorson in the cast.  After his divorce from Susan Gisby, he married South African actress [[Barbara Kinghorn]].  In 1975, accompanied by his wife, he returned to England, though his acting assignments were limited.  His son, [[Nicholas Ife]] (b. 1956) also appeared in a few stage productions.
+He passed away in Westminster, London in June 2000.
 == Credits ==

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 '''Theatre'''
-- ''[[See How They Run]]'' (Directed by [[Charles Vernon]] at [[Alexander Theatre]]), 1963 – ''[[Dear Me, The Sky is Falling]]'' (Directed by [[Ricky Arden]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]]), 1964 – ''[[Hamlet]]'' (Directed by [[Margaret Inglis]] for [[PACT]]), 1964 – ''[[Treasure Island]]'' (Directed by [[Robert Langford]] for [[The Children’s Theatre]]), 1965 – [[Twelve Angry Men]] (Directed by [[Albert Ninio]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]]), 1965 – ''[[The Caucasian Chalk Circle]]'' (Directed by [[Victor Melleney]] for [[PACT]]), 1967 – ''[[One for the Pot]]'' (Directed by [[Basil Lord]] at the [[Academy Theatre]]), 1968 – ''[[Uproar in the House]]'' (Directed by [[Rex Garner]] at the [[Academy Theatre]]), 1968 – ''[[Big Night for Shylock]]'' (Directed by [[David Scase]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]]), 1970 – ''[[Canterbury Tales]]'' (Directed by [[Daniel Thorndike]] for [[JODS]]), 1973 – ''[[Till Bed Do Us Part]]'' (Directed by [[Rex Garner]] at the [[Little Theatre]]), 1975 – ''[[Major Barbara]]'' (Directed by [[Frank Shelley]] for [[PACT]]).
+- ''[[See How They Run]]'' (Directed by [[Charles Vernon]] at [[Alexander Theatre]]), 1963 – ''[[Dear Me, The Sky is Falling]]'' (Directed by [[Ricky Arden]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]]), 1964 – ''[[Hamlet]]'' (Directed by [[Margaret Inglis]] for [[PACT]]), 1964 – ''[[Treasure Island]]'' (Directed by [[Robert Langford]] for [[The Children’s Theatre]]), 1965 – [[Twelve Angry Men]] (Directed by [[Albert Ninio]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]]), 1965 – ''[[The Caucasian Chalk Circle]]'' (Directed by [[Victor Melleney]] for [[PACT]]), 1967 – ''[[One for the Pot]]'' (Directed by [[Basil Lord]] at the [[Academy Theatre]]), 1968 – ''[[Uproar in the House]]'' (Directed by [[Rex Garner]] at the [[Academy Theatre]]), 1968 – ''[[Big Night for Shylock]]'' (Directed by [[David Scase]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]]), ''[[Where There's a Will - There's a Way Around It]]'',  1970 – ''[[Canterbury Tales]]'' (Directed by [[Daniel Thorndike]] for [[JODS]]), 1973 – ''[[Till Bed Do Us Part]]'' (Directed by [[Rex Garner]] at the [[Little Theatre]]), 1975 – ''[[Major Barbara]]'' (Directed by [[Frank Shelley]] for [[PACT]]).
 '''Film'''

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−	Louis Ife (b. Frostenden, Suffolk, /05/1931 – Westminster, London, /06/2000) was an actor, radio producer and writer.	+	Louis Ife (b. Frostenden, Suffolk, 13/05/1931 – Westminster, London, **/06/2000) was an actor, radio producer and writer.

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 '''Theatre'''
-- ''[[See How They Run]]'' (Directed by [[Charles Vernon]] at [[Alexander Theatre]]), 1963 – ''[[Dear Me, the Sky Is Falling]]'' (Directed by [[Ricky Arden]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]]), 1964 – ''[[Hamlet]]'' (Directed by [[Margaret Inglis]] for [[PACT]]), 1964 – ''[[Treasure Island]]'' (Directed by [[Robert Langford]] for [[The Children’s Theatre]]), 1965 – [[Twelve Angry Men]] (Directed by [[Albert Ninio]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]]), 1965 – ''[[The Caucasian Chalk Circle]]'' (Directed by [[Victor Melleney]] for [[PACT]]), 1967 – ''[[One for the Pot]]'' (Directed by [[Basil Lord]] at the [[Academy Theatre]]), 1968 – ''[[Uproar in the House]]'' (Directed by [[Rex Garner]] at the [[Academy Theatre]]), 1968 – ''[[Big Night for Shylock]]'' (Directed by [[David Scase]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]]), 1970 – ''[[Canterbury Tales]]'' (Directed by [[Daniel Thorndike]] for [[JODS]]), 1973 – ''[[Till Bed Do Us Part]]'' (Directed by [[Rex Garner]] at the [[Little Theatre]]), 1975 – ''[[Major Barbara]]'' (Directed by [[Frank Shelley]] for [[PACT]]).
+- ''[[See How They Run]]'' (Directed by [[Charles Vernon]] at [[Alexander Theatre]]), 1963 – ''[[Dear Me, The Sky is Falling]]'' (Directed by [[Ricky Arden]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]]), 1964 – ''[[Hamlet]]'' (Directed by [[Margaret Inglis]] for [[PACT]]), 1964 – ''[[Treasure Island]]'' (Directed by [[Robert Langford]] for [[The Children’s Theatre]]), 1965 – [[Twelve Angry Men]] (Directed by [[Albert Ninio]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]]), 1965 – ''[[The Caucasian Chalk Circle]]'' (Directed by [[Victor Melleney]] for [[PACT]]), 1967 – ''[[One for the Pot]]'' (Directed by [[Basil Lord]] at the [[Academy Theatre]]), 1968 – ''[[Uproar in the House]]'' (Directed by [[Rex Garner]] at the [[Academy Theatre]]), 1968 – ''[[Big Night for Shylock]]'' (Directed by [[David Scase]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]]), 1970 – ''[[Canterbury Tales]]'' (Directed by [[Daniel Thorndike]] for [[JODS]]), 1973 – ''[[Till Bed Do Us Part]]'' (Directed by [[Rex Garner]] at the [[Little Theatre]]), 1975 – ''[[Major Barbara]]'' (Directed by [[Frank Shelley]] for [[PACT]]).
 '''Film'''

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-'''Louis Ife''' (19*-) Actor, radio personality [?*] and playwright.
 == Biography ==
-=== Youth ===
+== Credits ==
-=== Training ===
+'''Film'''
-=== Career ===
+– ''Dr. med. Mark Wedmann – Detektiv inbegriffen'' (Episode: ''Jagdunfall'') (German TV Series) (Director: Alfredo Medori), 1979 – ''The Other One'' (BBC Television Programme) (Director: Roger Pace).
-==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
+'''Radio'''
-His plays were produced by the [[East Rand Theatre Club]] over the years.  Among them were his comedy ''[[Till Bed Do Us Part]]'', staged by himself and his then wife [[Barbara Kinghorn]] at The [[Little Theatre]](Corner House Building, Johannesburg) in Novermber 1973 as the opening production. It was directed by [[Rex Garner]] and starred Ife and [[Barbara Kinghorn|Kinghorn]].
+– ''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'' (5 episodes) (Producers: [[Adrian Steed]], [[Cecil Jubber]] & [[John K. Dunlop]]), 1968 – ''Squad Cars'' (Contributing writer and co-producer with [[Colin Fish]]), 1973 - 1974 -''The Sounds of Darkness'' (Writer and Actor as Lee Masters).
-He wrote and directed  ''[[Not Adultery, but Adulteration]]'' (1974). He also wrote ''[[Murder in Mind]]''.
+[[NELM]] catalogue.
-== Awards, etc ==
+Tucker, Percy - Just the ticket! My 50 years in show business (1997).
-== Sources ==
+Kinghorn, Barbara - Miss McKirdy's daughters will now dance the Highland fling (1995).
-[[NELM]] catalogue.
+http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0406977/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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-He has appeared on stage in ''[[Dear Me, The Sky is Falling]]'' (1963), ''[Hamlet]]'' ([[PACT]] 1964), ''[[Treasure Island]]'' ([[The Children's Theatre]] 1964), ''[[Twelve Angry Men]]'' (1965), ''[[Der kaukasische Kreidekreis|The Caucasian Chalk Circle]]'' ([[PACT]] 1965), ''[[One for the Pot]]'' (1967), ''[[Big Night for Shylock]]'' (1968), ''[[Uproar in the House]]'', (1968), ''[[Canterbury Tales (musical)]]'' ([[JODS]] 1970), ''[[Major Barbara]]'' ([[PACT]] 1975).
+He has appeared on stage in ''[[Dear Me, The Sky is Falling]]'' (1963), ''[[Hamlet]]'' ([[PACT]] 1964), ''[[Treasure Island]]'' ([[The Children's Theatre]] 1964), ''[[Twelve Angry Men]]'' (1965), ''[[Der kaukasische Kreidekreis|The Caucasian Chalk Circle]]'' ([[PACT]] 1965), ''[[One for the Pot]]'' (1967), ''[[Big Night for Shylock]]'' (1968), ''[[Uproar in the House]]'', (1968), ''[[Canterbury Tales (musical)]]'' ([[JODS]] 1970), ''[[Major Barbara]]'' ([[PACT]] 1975).
 His plays were produced by the [[East Rand Theatre Club]] over the years.  Among them were his comedy ''[[Till Bed Do Us Part]]'', staged by himself and his then wife [[Barbara Kinghorn]] at The [[Little Theatre]](Corner House Building, Johannesburg) in Novermber 1973 as the opening production. It was directed by [[Rex Garner]] and starred Ife and [[Barbara Kinghorn|Kinghorn]].