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(1934-2004) Actor and playwright. A British character actor, though best known as Samuel "Soapy Sam" Ballard on the TV series ''Rumpole of the Bailey''. Born in Yorkshire, and studied drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He began his professional career as a repertory player with the Living Theatre Company, the Nottingham Playhouse, and the Royal Shakespeare Company. He made his West End debut in 1965. Blythe was frequently associated with the director Peter Hall and the playwright Alan Ayckbourn. Wrote ''Tom, Dick, and Harry'', which was produced at Theatre in the Round in 1972. He came to [[South Africa]] in late 1978 to star in the [[Toerien-Firth]] productions ''[[Shut Your Eyes and Think of England]]'' ([[Intimate Theatre]], 1978/ 1979) and ''[[Sextet]]'' ([[André Huguenet Theatre]], 1979).

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	A British character actor, though best known as Samuel "Soapy Sam" Ballard on the TV series ''Rumpole of the Bailey''. Born in Yorkshire, and studied drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He began his professional career as a repertory player with the Living Theatre Company, the Nottingham Playhouse, and the Royal Shakespeare Company. He made his West End debut in 1965. Blythe was frequently associated with the director Peter Hall and the playwright Alan Ayckbourn. Wrote ''Tom, Dick, and Harry'', which was produced at Theatre in the Round in 1972.		A British character actor, though best known as Samuel "Soapy Sam" Ballard on the TV series ''Rumpole of the Bailey''. Born in Yorkshire, and studied drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He began his professional career as a repertory player with the Living Theatre Company, the Nottingham Playhouse, and the Royal Shakespeare Company. He made his West End debut in 1965. Blythe was frequently associated with the director Peter Hall and the playwright Alan Ayckbourn. Wrote ''Tom, Dick, and Harry'', which was produced at Theatre in the Round in 1972.
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	He came to [[South Africa]] in late 1978 to star in the [[Toerien-Firth Company]] productions ''[[Shut Your Eyes and Think of England]]'' ([[Intimate Theatre]], 1978/ 1979) and ''[[Sextet]]'' ([[André Huguenet Theatre]], 1979).		He came to [[South Africa]] in late 1978 to star in the [[Toerien-Firth Company]] productions ''[[Shut Your Eyes and Think of England]]'' ([[Intimate Theatre]], 1978/ 1979) and ''[[Sextet]]'' ([[André Huguenet Theatre]], 1979).

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 == Sources ==
 Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Blythe].
 Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]

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 A British character actor, though best known as Samuel "Soapy Sam" Ballard on the TV series ''Rumpole of the Bailey''. Born in Yorkshire, and studied drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He began his professional career as a repertory player with the Living Theatre Company, the Nottingham Playhouse, and the Royal Shakespeare Company. He made his West End debut in 1965. Blythe was frequently associated with the director Peter Hall and the playwright Alan Ayckbourn. Wrote ''Tom, Dick, and Harry'', which was produced at Theatre in the Round in 1972.
-He came to [[South Africa]] in late 1978 to star in the [[Toerien-Firth]] productions ''[[Shut Your Eyes and Think of England]]'' ([[Intimate Theatre]], 1978/ 1979) and ''[[Sextet]]'' ([[André Huguenet Theatre]], 1979).
+He came to [[South Africa]] in late 1978 to star in the [[Toerien-Firth Company]] productions ''[[Shut Your Eyes and Think of England]]'' ([[Intimate Theatre]], 1978/ 1979) and ''[[Sextet]]'' ([[André Huguenet Theatre]], 1979).
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-(1934-2004) Actor and playwright. A British character actor, though best known as Samuel "Soapy Sam" Ballard on the TV series ''Rumpole of the Bailey''. Born in Yorkshire, and studied drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He began his professional career as a repertory player with the Living Theatre Company, the Nottingham Playhouse, and the Royal Shakespeare Company. He made his West End debut in 1965. Blythe was frequently associated with the director Peter Hall and the playwright Alan Ayckbourn. Wrote ''Tom, Dick, and Harry'', which was produced at Theatre in the Round in 1972. He came to [[South Africa]] in late 1978 to star in the [[Toerien-Firth]] productions ''[[Shut Your Eyes and Think of England]]'' ([[Intimate Theatre]], 1978/ 1979) and ''[[Sextet]]'' ([[André Huguenet Theatre]], 1979).
+'''Peter Blythe''' .(1934-2004) Actor and playwright.
 == Sources ==
 Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]