Myrrha Bantock - Revision history

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−	[[Myrrha Bantock]] ()[] is an author and director.	+	[[Myrrha Bantock]] (1905-1995) is an author and director.

	==Biography==		==Biography==

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 A musical play for children, entitled ''[[An Apple for the Princess]]'' is also ascribed to her.
-She also wrote and co-directed (with her daughter [[Francesca Bantock]]) ''[[The Hundred Lies]]'' (1977).
+She also wrote and co-directed (with [[Francesca Bantock]]) ''[[The Hundred Lies]]'' (1977).
 ==Sources==

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 ==Biography==
-Born [[Myrrha Bantock]] early in the 20th century, the daughter of the composer Granville Bantock (1868-1946)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granville_Bantock], she later married and was known by her married name as [[Myrrha Hawkes]], though she apparently continued writing under her maiden name. Some of her best known books are books of children's songs (e.g. ''Tales of Elfin Town'', 1923 and ''My Book'', with music by Dorothea Barcroft, 1926) and ''Granville Bantock: A Personal Portrait'' (J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, London, 1972).
+Born [[Myrrha Bantock]] early in the 20th century, the daughter of the composer [[Granville Bantock]] (1868-1946)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granville_Bantock], she later married and was known by her married name as [[Myrrha Hawkes]], though she apparently continued writing under her maiden name. Some of her best known books are books of children's songs (e.g. ''Tales of Elfin Town'', 1923 and ''My Book'', with music by Dorothea Barcroft, 1926) and ''Granville Bantock: A Personal Portrait'' (J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, London, 1972).
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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 A musical play for children, entitled ''[[An Apple for the Princess]]'' is also ascribed to her.
-She also wrote and co-directed (with [[Francesca Bantock]]) ''[[The Hundred Lies]]'' (1977).
+She also wrote and co-directed (with her daughter [[Francesca Bantock]]) ''[[The Hundred Lies]]'' (1977).
 ==Sources==

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 [[Myrrha Bantock]] ()[] is an author and director.
 Born [[Myrrha Bantock]] early in the 20th century, the daughter of the composer Granville Bantock (1868-1946)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granville_Bantock], she later married and was known by her married name as [[Myrrha Hawkes]], though she apparently continued writing under her maiden name. Some of her best known books are books of children's songs (e.g. ''Tales of Elfin Town'', 1923 and ''My Book'', with music by Dorothea Barcroft, 1926) and ''Granville Bantock: A Personal Portrait'' (J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, London, 1972).
 In the 1940s, when she and her husband were living in South Africa, she wrote and produced some children's plays, based on fairy-tales, including a musical production of ''[[The Snow Queen]]'' with a dramatized text and lyrics by Michael Martin-Harvey and music commissioned especially from her sister-in-law, Margaret More (26 June 1903 – 1966, a British composer, married to Raymond Bantock (fl.1900-1983)[https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/21196ebe-30b7-3936-b6ac-b5b3fa81d03d]). It was first performed during several Christmas seasons in Johannesburg in the late 1940s.
-A musical play for children, entitled ''[[An Apple for the Princess]]'' (), is also ascribed to her.
+A musical play for children, entitled ''[[An Apple for the Princess]]'' is also ascribed to her.
 https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=10229661532&searchurl=an%3Dmyrrha%2Bbantock%26fe%3Don%26sortby%3D20&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-title8
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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granville_Bantock

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 [[Myrrha Bantock]] ()[] is an author and director.
-Born [[Myrrha Bantock]] early in the 20th century, she was the sister of Raymond Bantock, she later married and was known by her married name as [[Myrrha Hawkes]], though she apparently continued writing under her maiden name. Some of her best known books are books of children's songs (e.g. ''Tales of Elfin Town'', 1923 and ''My Book'', with music by Dorothea Barcroft, 1926) and ''Granville Bantock: A Personal Portrait'' (J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, London, 1972).
+Born [[Myrrha Bantock]] early in the 20th century, she was the daughter of Raymond Bantock (https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/21196ebe-30b7-3936-b6ac-b5b3fa81d03d), she later married and was known by her married name as [[Myrrha Hawkes]], though she apparently continued writing under her maiden name. Some of her best known books are books of children's songs (e.g. ''Tales of Elfin Town'', 1923 and ''My Book'', with music by Dorothea Barcroft, 1926) and ''Granville Bantock: A Personal Portrait'' (J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, London, 1972).
-In the 1940s, when she and her husband were living in South Africa, she wrote and produced some children's plays, based on fairy-tales, including a musical production of ''[[The Snow Queen]]'' with a dramatized text and lyrics by Michael Martin-Harvey and music commissioned especially from her sister-in-law, Margaret More (26 June 1903 – 1966, a British composer, married to Raymond Bantock). It was first performed during several Christmas seasons in Johannesburg in the late 1940s.
+In the 1940s, when she and her husband were living in South Africa, she wrote and produced some children's plays, based on fairy-tales, including a musical production of ''[[The Snow Queen]]'' with a dramatized text and lyrics by Michael Martin-Harvey and music commissioned especially from her sister-in-law, Margaret More (26 June 1903 – 1966, a British composer, married to Raymond Bantock[https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/21196ebe-30b7-3936-b6ac-b5b3fa81d03d]). It was first performed during several Christmas seasons in Johannesburg in the late 1940s.
 A musical play for children, entitled ''[[An Apple for the Princess]]'' (), is also ascribed to her.

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 [[Myrrha Bantock]] ()[] is an author and director.
-Born [[Myrrha Bantock]], she later married and was known by her married name as [[Myrrha Hawkes]], though she apparently continued writing under her maiden name. Best known for her Biography of Raymond Bantock.
+Born [[Myrrha Bantock]], she later married and was known by her married name as [[Myrrha Hawkes]], though she apparently continued writing under her maiden name. Best known books are ''Tales of Elfin Town'' (J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd,  1923), ''My Book'' (with music by Dorothea Barcroft, Published by Boosey & Co. Ltd., London & New York, 1926) and ''[[Granville Bantock: A Personal Portrait]]'' (J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, London, 1972).
-In the 1940s, when she and her husband were living in South Africa, she wrote and produced some children's plays, based on fairy-tales, including a production of ''[[The Snow Queen]]'' (dramatized text and lyrics by Michael Martin-Harvey and music by her sister-in-law, Margaret More (26 June 1903 – 1966, a British composer, married to Raymond Bantock). It was first performed during several Christmas seasons in Johannesburg in the late 1940s.
+In the 1940s, when she and her husband were living in South Africa, she wrote and produced some children's plays, based on fairy-tales, including a production of ''[[The Snow Queen]]'' with a dramatized text and lyrics by Michael Martin-Harvey and music commissioned especially from her sister-in-law, Margaret More (26 June 1903 – 1966, a British composer, married to Raymond Bantock). It was first performed during several Christmas seasons in Johannesburg in the late 1940s.
-She also wrote a piece called ''[[An Apple for the Princess]]''.
+https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=10229661532&searchurl=an%3Dmyrrha%2Bbantock%26fe%3Don%26sortby%3D20&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-title8

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	In the 1940s, when she and her husband were living in South Africa, she wrote and produced some children's plays, based on fairy-tales, including a production of ''[[The Snow Queen]]'' (dramatized text and lyrics by Michael Martin-Harvey and music by her sister-in-law, Margaret More (26 June 1903 – 1966, a British composer, married to Raymond Bantock). It was first performed during several Christmas seasons in Johannesburg in the late 1940s.		In the 1940s, when she and her husband were living in South Africa, she wrote and produced some children's plays, based on fairy-tales, including a production of ''[[The Snow Queen]]'' (dramatized text and lyrics by Michael Martin-Harvey and music by her sister-in-law, Margaret More (26 June 1903 – 1966, a British composer, married to Raymond Bantock). It was first performed during several Christmas seasons in Johannesburg in the late 1940s.
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		+	She also wrote a piece called ''[[An Apple for the Princess]]''.