Ross Devenish - Revision history

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 His stage production of ''[[A Lesson from Aloes]]'' was put on [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1980,  having played to full houses at London's National Theatre.
-He worked with [[Athol Fugard]], directing three films with scripts by Fugard: ''[[Boesman and Lena]]'' (1973), ''[[The Guest: ]]'' (1977,  won a Bronze Leopard at Locarno International Film Festival) and ''[[Marigolds in August]]'' (1980, winner of the Berlin Bear Anniversary Prize at the the 30th Berlin International Film Festival).
+He worked with [[Athol Fugard]], directing three films with scripts by Fugard: ''[[Boesman and Lena]]'' (1973), ''[[The Guest at Steenkampskraal]]'' (1977,  won a Bronze Leopard at Locarno International Film Festival) and ''[[Marigolds in August]]'' (1980, winner of the Berlin Bear Anniversary Prize at the the 30th Berlin International Film Festival).
 He also made two short films called ''[[City Lovers]]'' and ''[[A Chip of Glass Ruby]]'' (1983), (with scripts  by [[Nadine Gordimer]]) and a documentary version of [[Mbongeni Ngema]]'s play ''[[Asinamali]]'' (1986).

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 He worked with [[Athol Fugard]], directing three films with scripts by Fugard: ''[[Boesman and Lena]]'' (1973), ''[[The Guest: ]]'' (1977,  won a Bronze Leopard at Locarno International Film Festival) and ''[[Marigolds in August]]'' (1980, winner of the Berlin Bear Anniversary Prize at the the 30th Berlin International Film Festival).
-He also made a film called ''[[City Lovers]]'' (with a script by [[Nadine Gordimer]]) and a documentary version of [[Mbongeni Ngema]]'s play ''[[Asinamali]]'' (1986).
+He also made two short films called ''[[City Lovers]]'' and ''[[A Chip of Glass Ruby]]'' (1983), (with scripts  by [[Nadine Gordimer]]) and a documentary version of [[Mbongeni Ngema]]'s play ''[[Asinamali]]'' (1986).
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 His stage production of ''[[A Lesson from Aloes]]'' was put on [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1980,  having played to full houses at London's National Theatre.
-He worked with [[Athol Fugard]], directing three films with scripts by Fugard: ''[[Boesman and Lena]]'' (1973), ''[[The Guest: ]]'' (1977) and ''[[Marigolds in August]]'' (1980).. He also made a film with a script by [[Nadine Gordimer]], ''[[City Lovers]]'' and a documentary version of [[Mbongeni Ngema]]'s play ''[[Asinamali]]'' (1986).
+He worked with [[Athol Fugard]], directing three films with scripts by Fugard: ''[[Boesman and Lena]]'' (1973), ''[[The Guest: ]]'' (1977,  won a Bronze Leopard at Locarno International Film Festival) and ''[[Marigolds in August]]'' (1980, winner of the Berlin Bear Anniversary Prize at the the 30th Berlin International Film Festival).
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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-He worked with [[Athol Fugard]], directing three films with scripts by Fugard: ''[[Marigolds in August]]'', ''[[The Guest]]'' and ''[[Boesman and Lena]]''. He also made a film with a script by [[Nadine Gordimer]], ''[[City Lovers]]''.
+His stage production of ''[[A Lesson from Aloes]]'' was put on [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1980,  having played to full houses at London's National Theatre.
 == Awards, etc ==

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 == Biography ==
 Born in Pietersburg (now Polokwane) on 15 November 1939, he studied film making in London and began his career making documentary films.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
−	~~Ross was born in Pietersburg (now Polokwaner).~~
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−	~~He studied film-making in London.~~
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		+	Born in Pietersburg (now Polokwane) on 15 November 1939, he studied film making in London and began his career making documentary films.

	==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==		==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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 == Sources ==
 [[SACD]] 1980/81.
 [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.

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 His stage production of ''[[A Lesson from Aloes]]'' was staged [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1980, after having played to full houses at London's National Theatre.
-He worked with [[Athol Fugard]], directing three films with scripts by Fugard: ''[[Narigolds in August]]'', ''[[The Guest]]'' and ''[[Boesman and Lena]]''. He also made a film with a script by [[Nadine Gordimer]], ''[[City Lovers]]''.
+He worked with [[Athol Fugard]], directing three films with scripts by Fugard: ''[[Marigolds in August]]'', ''[[The Guest]]'' and ''[[Boesman and Lena]]''. He also made a film with a script by [[Nadine Gordimer]], ''[[City Lovers]]''.
 == Awards, etc ==

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-(****-****). Director.  Directed ''[[A Lesson from Aloes]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]]. ([[SACD]] 1980/81)
+'''Ross Devenish''' (born 1939). Film director.
-Return to [[ESAT Personalities D]]
+== Biography ==
 Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]
 Return to [[Main Page]]

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−	(**-**). Director. Directed ''[[A Lesson ~~From~~ Aloes]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]]. ([[SACD]] 1980/81)	+	(**-**). Director. Directed ''[[A Lesson from Aloes]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]]. ([[SACD]] 1980/81)