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 His play ''[[An Elegance of Rebels]]'' was broadcast by the [[SABC]] in 1959 (the text published 1960).
-His plays ''[[Farm of Three Echoes]]'', ''[[For Ever]]'', and ''[[Friendly Relations]]'' were published by Arthur Barker in the collection entitled ''Three Plays'' in 1936; ''[[The Walrus and the Carpenter]]: a comedy in three acts by Samuel French in 1942 and ''[[Little Lambs Eat Ivy]]'': a light comedy in three acts by Samuel french in 1950.
+His plays ''[[Farm of Three Echoes]]'', ''[[For Ever]]'', and ''[[Friendly Relations]]'' were published by Arthur Barker in the collection entitled ''Three Plays'' in 1936; ''[[The Walrus and the Carpenter]]'': a comedy in three acts by Samuel French in 1942 and ''[[Little Lambs Eat Ivy]]'': a light comedy in three acts by Samuel French in 1950.
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	His play ''[[An Elegance of Rebels]]'' was broadcast by the [[SABC]] in 1959 (the text published 1960).		His play ''[[An Elegance of Rebels]]'' was broadcast by the [[SABC]] in 1959 (the text published 1960).
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		+	His plays ''[[Farm of Three Echoes]]'', ''[[For Ever]]'', and ''[[Friendly Relations]]'' were published by Arthur Barker in the collection entitled ''Three Plays'' in 1936; ''[[The Walrus and the Carpenter]]: a comedy in three acts by Samuel French in 1942 and ''[[Little Lambs Eat Ivy]]'': a light comedy in three acts by Samuel french in 1950.

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 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0486538/]
-http://oz.wikia.com/wiki/Noel_Langley. )
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 [[Percy Tucker]], 1997.

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 == Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance ==
-His first play, ''[[Queer Cargo]]'', was produced by the [[Durban Repertory Theatre]] in 1935 (one source has 1932).  Other plays done in South Africa include:
+His first play, ''[[Queer Cargo]]'' (credited to [[N.A. Langley]]), was produced by the [[Durban Repertory Theatre]] in 1935 (one source has 1932).  Other plays done in South Africa include:
 Some of his plays were produced by the [[East Rand Theatre Club]] over the years. ***

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−	Noel Langley[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_Langley] (1911-1980) was a South African born novelist, playwright, scriptwriter and director.	+	'''Noel Langley'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_Langley] (1911-1980) was a South African born novelist, playwright, scriptwriter and director.

	==Biography==		==Biography==

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 ==Biography==
-Born Noel Aubrey Langley in Durban, on 25 December 1911, the son of Aubrey Samuel Langley and Dora Agnes Allison. He studied at Durban High School and the University of Natal (obtaining a BA in 1934). While at University, he began writing plays and became involved with and in 1935 he left for England, where he wrote novels and worked in theatre and film, till he left for Hollywood as a scriptwriter towards the end of the 1930s. He later settled in the USA and was naturalized  in 1951.
+Born Noel Aubrey Langley in Durban, on 25 December 1911, the son of Aubrey Samuel Langley and Dora Agnes Allison. He studied at Durban High School and the University of Natal (obtaining a BA in 1934). While at University, he began writing plays and became involved with the [[Durban Repertory Theatre]]. In 1935 he left for England, where he wrote novels and worked in theatre and film, till he left for Hollywood as a scriptwriter towards the end of the 1930s. He later settled in the USA and was naturalized  as a US citizen in 1951.
 His career in film work included a major contribution to  ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' (MGM, 1939) and peaked in the early and middle 1950s, when he wrote the screenplay for ''Ivanhoe'' (1952), and both wrote and directed ''The Pickwick Papers'' (1952), ''Our Girl Friday'' (1953), ''Svengali'' (1954), and ''The Search for Bridey Murphy'' (1956).

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 ==Biography==
-Born Noel Aubrey Langley in Durban, on 25 December 1911, the son of Aubrey Samuel Langley and Dora Agnes Allison. He studied at Durban High School and the University of Natal (obtaining a BA in 1934). While at University, he began writing plays and in 1934 he left for England, where he wrote novels and worked in theatre and film, till he left for Hollywood towards the end of the 1930s. He now settled in the USA and was naturalized  in 1951.
+Born Noel Aubrey Langley in Durban, on 25 December 1911, the son of Aubrey Samuel Langley and Dora Agnes Allison. He studied at Durban High School and the University of Natal (obtaining a BA in 1934). While at University, he began writing plays and in 1935 he left for England, where he wrote novels and worked in theatre and film, till he left for Hollywood as a scriptwriter towards the end of the 1930s. He later settled in the USA and was naturalized  in 1951.
 His career in film work included a major contribution to  ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' (MGM, 1939) and peaked in the early and middle 1950s, when he wrote the screenplay for ''Ivanhoe'' (1952), and both wrote and directed ''The Pickwick Papers'' (1952), ''Our Girl Friday'' (1953), ''Svengali'' (1954), and ''The Search for Bridey Murphy'' (1956).
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 (For more on his West End and Hollywood career see entries in ''Wikipedia''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_Langley]; ''IMDb''[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0486538/] and http://oz.wikia.com/wiki/Noel_Langley. )
 Langley was twice married  (Naomi Mary Legate: 1937-1954 / Pamela Deeming: 1959-1980) and he passed away  in Desert Hot Springs, California, in 1980.
 == Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance ==