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 Born [[Machiel Casparus Eksteen]] in Boshof in the Orange Free State on April 20, 1942, he completed his schooling at [[Grey College]], Bloemfontein, before studying drama at the at the [[Universiteit van Stellenbosch Drama Departement|University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]] at the st6art of the 1960s, working under [[Fred Engelen]], [[Tine Balder]], [[Jocelyn de Bruyn]] and [[Ben Dehaeck]]. His first role as a student actor at the [[Universiteit van Stellenbosch Drama Departement|University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]] was that of "Mees" in ''[[Op Hoop van Seën]]'' by Herman Heyermans in 1964. He adopted the name "Mees" as a lifelong stage name and changed the spelling of his surname to "Xteen".
-Died at Westerson House in Senekal on September 21, 2004. (Some sources have the place of death as Boksburg, South Africa)
+Died at Westerson Tehuis, a retirement village in Senekal, on September 21, 2004. (Some sources have the place of death as Boksburg, South Africa)
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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 ''[[Beeld]]'', 2 March 1999.
-''[[News 24]]'', Xteen dies a free man (03 Mar 2003)
+''[[News 24]]'', Xteen dies a free man[https://www.news24.com/news24/xteen-dies-a-free-man-20030303]
 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0252520/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm

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 Born [[Machiel Casparus Eksteen]] in Boshof in the Orange Free State on April 20, 1942, he completed his schooling at [[Grey College]], Bloemfontein, before studying drama at the at the [[Universiteit van Stellenbosch Drama Departement|University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]] at the st6art of the 1960s, working under [[Fred Engelen]], [[Tine Balder]], [[Jocelyn de Bruyn]] and [[Ben Dehaeck]]. His first role as a student actor at the [[Universiteit van Stellenbosch Drama Departement|University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]] was that of "Mees" in ''[[Op Hoop van Seën]]'' by Herman Heyermans in 1964. He adopted the name "Mees" as a lifelong stage name and changed the spelling of his surname to "Xteen".
-Died at Westerson House in Senekal on September 21, 2004.
+Died at Westerson House in Senekal on September 21, 2004. (Some sources have the place of death as Boksburg, South Africa)
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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 Born [[Machiel Casparus Eksteen]] in Boshof in the Orange Free State on April 20, 1942, he completed his schooling at [[Grey College]], Bloemfontein, before studying drama at the at the [[Universiteit van Stellenbosch Drama Departement|University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]] at the st6art of the 1960s, working under [[Fred Engelen]], [[Tine Balder]], [[Jocelyn de Bruyn]] and [[Ben Dehaeck]]. His first role as a student actor at the [[Universiteit van Stellenbosch Drama Departement|University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]] was that of "Mees" in ''[[Op Hoop van Seën]]'' by Herman Heyermans in 1964. He adopted the name "Mees" as a lifelong stage name and changed the spelling of his surname to "Xteen".
-Died at the age of 58 on September 21, 2004.
+Died at Westerson House in Senekal on September 21, 2004.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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 == Biography ==
-Born [[Machiel Eksteen]] in Boshof in the Orange Free State he completed his schooling at [[Grey College]], Bloemfontein, before studying drama at the at the [[Universiteit van Stellenbosch Drama Departement|University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]] at the st6art of the 1960s, working under [[Fred Engelen]], [[Tine Balder]], [[Jocelyn de Bruyn]] and [[Ben Dehaeck]]. His first role as a student actor at the [[Universiteit van Stellenbosch Drama Departement|University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]] was that of "Mees" in ''[[Op Hoop van Seën]]'' by Herman Heyermans in 1964. He adopted the name "Mees" as a lifelong stage name and changed the spelling of his surname to "Xteen".
+Born [[Machiel Casparus Eksteen]] in Boshof in the Orange Free State on April 20, 1942, he completed his schooling at [[Grey College]], Bloemfontein, before studying drama at the at the [[Universiteit van Stellenbosch Drama Departement|University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]] at the st6art of the 1960s, working under [[Fred Engelen]], [[Tine Balder]], [[Jocelyn de Bruyn]] and [[Ben Dehaeck]]. His first role as a student actor at the [[Universiteit van Stellenbosch Drama Departement|University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]] was that of "Mees" in ''[[Op Hoop van Seën]]'' by Herman Heyermans in 1964. He adopted the name "Mees" as a lifelong stage name and changed the spelling of his surname to "Xteen".
-Died at the age of 58 of cirrhosis of the liver in Senekal in the Orange Free State.
+Died at the age of 58 on September 21, 2004.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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 and 1976: Etienne Roux in ''[[Die Ryk Weduwee]]'', [[CAPAB]].
-: ''[[Vyand!]]'' (Afrikaans translation of ''[[Enemy!]]'' by [[Robin Maugham]]) for [[SWAPAC]], directed by [[Johann van Heerden]], with [[Dawid Minnaar]] in the other role in the two-hander drama.
+: ''[[Vyand!]]'' ([[Afrikaans]] translation of ''[[Enemy!]]'' by [[Robin Maugham]]) for [[SWAPAC]], directed by [[Johann van Heerden]], with [[Dawid Minnaar]] in the other role in the two-hander drama.
 : ''[[Die Vlindervanger]]'' (Afrikaans translation of ''[[The Collector]]'' by John Fowles/David Parker) for [[SWAPAC]], directed by [[Johann van Heerden]].
-: ''[[Soldate Vryers]]'' (Shaw) for [[SWAPAC]]
+: "Petkoff" in ''[[Soldate Vryers]]'' (Shaw) for [[SWAPAC]]
 : ''[[Tonight Neither Hamlet]]'' by German playwright Rainer Lewandowski during German Cultural Week in Cape Town Oct 1998.

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-'''Machiel Eksteen''' (stage name: '''Mees Xteen''') was a South African actor (1944-2003).
+[[Mees Xteen]] was a South African actor (1944-2003).
 == Biography ==
-Born Machiel Eksteen in Boshof in the Orange Free State. Schooling at Grey College, Bloemfontein. Died at the age of 58 of cirrhosis of the liver in Senekal in the Orange Free State. His first role as a student actor at the [[Universiteit van Stellenbosch Drama Departement|University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]] was that of Mees in ''[[Op Hoop van Seën]]'' by Herman Heyermans in 1964. He adopted the name as a lifelong stage name and changed the spelling of his surname to Xteen.
+Born [[Machiel Eksteen]] in Boshof in the Orange Free State he completed his schooling at [[Grey College]], Bloemfontein, before studying drama at the at the [[Universiteit van Stellenbosch Drama Departement|University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]] at the st6art of the 1960s, working under [[Fred Engelen]], [[Tine Balder]], [[Jocelyn de Bruyn]] and [[Ben Dehaeck]]. His first role as a student actor at the [[Universiteit van Stellenbosch Drama Departement|University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]] was that of "Mees" in ''[[Op Hoop van Seën]]'' by Herman Heyermans in 1964. He adopted the name "Mees" as a lifelong stage name and changed the spelling of his surname to "Xteen".
-== Training ==
+Died at the age of 58 of cirrhosis of the liver in Senekal in the Orange Free State.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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 === As an administrator ===
 Was head of drama at [[SWAPAC]] in Windhoek, Namibia from 19** to 19**.
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 : ''[[Die Vlindervanger]]'' (Afrikaans translation of ''[[The Collector]]'' by John Fowles/David Parker) for [[SWAPAC]], directed by [[Johann van Heerden]].
 : ''[[Tonight Neither Hamlet]]'' by German playwright Rainer Lewandowski during German Cultural Week in Cape Town Oct 1998.
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 === Film and Television ===
 Film roles include: [[Vlug van die Seemeeu]] (1972); [[Eendag op 'n Reëndag]] (1975); [[Yankee Zulu]] (1993); ''[[Lipstiek Dipstiek]]'' (1994).
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 == Awards, etc ==
-Awarded the [[SWAPAC]] Prize and the Namibian National Theatre's Nederburg Prize for stage acting and directing.
+Awarded the [[SWAPAC]] Prize and the [[Namibian National Theatre]]'s Nederburg Prize for stage acting and directing.
 == Sources ==

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 == Sources ==
-''Cape Argus'' 27 Aug 1998
+''[[Cape Argus]]'', 27 August 1998.
-''Beeld'' 2 Maart 1999
+''[[Beeld]]'', 2 March 1999.
 Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]