Michael Drin - Revision history

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Sources

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Biography

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	Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.		Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.

		+	[[Walter Greyvenstein\|Greyvenstein, Walter]] 1988. ''The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa''. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University.

	Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]		Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]

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−	Wrote ''[[Remember Island]]'', ''[[Floodlight]]'', ''[[The Chinese Mask]]''(in "Second Windmill Book Of One act Plays" published by Heinemann educational 1963), ''[[Puppet Prince]]'' (prod UK 1964); ''[[Portuguese Match]]'' (1967), ''[[Inquest on Gordon]]'' (1978), ''[[Chad]]'' (1981), ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]'' (1990).*	+	Wrote ''[[Remember Island]]'', ''[[Floodlight]]'', ''[[The Chinese Mask]]'' (in "Second Windmill Book Of One act Plays" published by Heinemann educational 1963), ''[[Puppet Prince]]'' (prod UK 1964); ''[[Portuguese Match]]'' (1967), ''[[The Waiting Room]]'' (1977), ''[[Inquest on Gordon]]'' (1978), ''[[Chad]]'' (1981), ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]'' (1990).
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	He wrote the book for the rock fantasy ''[[Kings of Rok]]''.		He wrote the book for the rock fantasy ''[[Kings of Rok]]''.

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 === As stage actor: ===
 Appeared in ''[[The Ball at the Castle]]'' (1952), ''[[Dial M for Murder]]'', ''[[The Deep Blue Sea]]'', ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'', ''[[Look Back in Anger]]'' (1957), ''[[Mornings at Seven]]'' (1959), ''[[A Moon for the Misbegotten]]'' (1960), ''[[The Corn is Green]]'' (1962), ''[[Becket]]'' (1963), ''[[After the Fall]]'' (1964), ''[[Richard II]]'' (as Duke of York, 1968), ''[[The Merry Wives of Windsor]]'' (as Justice Shallow at [[Maynardville]], January 1969), ''[[The Magistrate]]'' (1969), ''[[Othello]]'' (1970), ''[[Richard Gush of Salem]]'' (1970), ''[[Biography]]'' (1971), ''[[Hadrian the Seventh]]'' (1971-3), ''[[McCullough, or Travels with a Collapsible Woman]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1972), ''[[The School for Wives]]'' (1973), ''[[Home]]'' (1978), ''[[Playing with Fire]]'' (1983), ''[[Francis]]'' (1985), ''[[Whose Life is it Anyway?]]'' (1990s).
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 ''[[Decision to Die]]'' (1978); ''[[Next Stop Makouvlei]]'' (1972).
 === As radio actor ===

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 Born  [[Michael McCullagh]], he used the stage name of [[Michael Drin]].
-His sons [[Tully McCullagh]] (1953-)  and  [[Mike McCullagh]] (1947-), became founder  members of the band McCully Workshop [["https://mccullyworkshop.wordpress.com/] while his grandson is actor [[James McCullagh]].
+His sons [[Tully McCullagh]] (1953-)  and  [[Mike McCullagh]] (1947-), became founder  members of the band ''McCully Workshop'' [["https://mccullyworkshop.wordpress.com/] while his grandson is actor [[James McCullagh]] (son of Mike).
 == Training ==

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 == Biography ==
-Born  [[** McCullagh]], he used the stage name of [[Michael Drin]].
+Born  [[Michael McCullagh]], he used the stage name of [[Michael Drin]].
-His sons are musicians [[Tully McCullagh]] and  [[Mike McCullagh]], founder  members of the band McCully Workshop [["https://mccullyworkshop.wordpress.com/] and his grandson is actor [[James McCullagh]].
+His sons [[Tully McCullagh]] (1953-)  and  [[Mike McCullagh]] (1947-), became founder  members of the band McCully Workshop [["https://mccullyworkshop.wordpress.com/] while his grandson is actor [[James McCullagh]].
 == Training ==

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 [[Michael Drin]] (19**-) was an actor, playwright and broadcaster.
 == Biography ==
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 Born  [[** McCullagh]], he used the stage name of [[Michael Drin]].
-His sons are musicians [[Tully McCullagh]] and  [[Mike McCullagh]],  and his grandson is actor [[James McCullagh]].
+His sons are musicians [[Tully McCullagh]] and  [[Mike McCullagh]], founder  members of the band McCully Workshop [["https://mccullyworkshop.wordpress.com/] and his grandson is actor [[James McCullagh]].
 == Training ==
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 = Sources =
+https://blog.sugarman.org/2009/10/17/mccully-workshop-inc/
 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5958864/

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-He worked for 5 years with the [[Brian Brooke Company]] in Cape Town, wrote various series and performed on the old [[Springbok Radio]] staion  in the 1960's and 70's as well as writing and performing in films and Tv series.
+He worked for 5 years with the [[Brian Brooke Company]] in Cape Town, wrote various series and performed on the old [[Springbok Radio]] staion  in the 1960's and 70's as well as writing and performing in films and TV-series.
 === As stage actor: ===

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-=Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance=
+==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-He worked for 5 years with the [[Brian Brooke Company]] in Cape Town.
+He worked for 5 years with the [[Brian Brooke Company]] in Cape Town, wrote various series and performed on the old [[Springbok Radio]] staion  in the 1960's and 70's as well as writing and performing in films and Tv series.
 === As stage actor: ===
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 ''[[Nelson, prelude and fugue]]'': a radio play ([[SABC]], 196*)
-== As writer ==
+== As playwright ==
-=== Novelist ===
+=== As novelist ===

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-'''Michael Drin''' (19**-) Actor, playwright, broadcaster. (Stage name of [[** McCullagh]]).
+[[Michael Drin]] (19**-) was an actor, playwright and broadcaster.
 = Biography =
 His sons are musicians [[Tully McCullagh]] and  [[Mike McCullagh]],  and his grandson is actor [[James McCullagh]].
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 == Career ==
-He worked for 5 years with the [[Brian Brooke Company]] in Cape Town.
 =Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance=
 == As actor ==
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-''Signpost to fear'' [thriller] by Michael Drin (1964)
+''Signpost to fear'' [thriller] by [[Michael Drin]] (1964)
 === Stage plays ===
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 == Awards, etc ==
-He received the [[Amstel Playwright of the Year]] Special Merit Award in 1978 for his play ''[[Inquest on Gordon]]'' and in 1981 for ''[[Chad]]''.
+He received the [[Amstel Playwright of the Year]] Special Merit Award twice, first in 1978 for his play ''[[Inquest on Gordon]]'' and then again in 1981 for ''[[Chad]]''.
 = Sources =