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(19*-) Director. * [[Minna Schneier]]’ sister-in-law. She replaced [[Minna Schneier]] as director of the [[Reps]] production of [[Aldous Huxley]]’s ''[[The Gioconda Smile]]'' in 1953 after Schneier had to leave to give birth to her daughter Cara.

== Sources ==
Tucker, 1997

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 == Biography ==
-Based in London before World War II, she played leads in a number of productions with The English Players in Paris. She arrived in Cape Town in April 1941 where se married her fiancé Mr H. Schneier of Johannesburg.
+Based in London before World War II, she played leads in a number of productions with The English Players in Paris. She arrived in Cape Town in April 1941 where she married her fiancé Mr H. Schneier of Johannesburg.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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-[[Shirley Wakefield]] (19*-). Director, actress.
+[[Shirley Wakefield]] (19*-). British-born director, actress.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-She has appeared on stage in ''[[Rebecca]]'' (1944), ''[[La Folle de Chaillot|The Madwoman of Chaillot]]'' 1952.
+She has appeared on stage in ''[[Rebecca]]'' (as Mrs de Winter, 1944), ''[[La Folle de Chaillot|The Madwoman of Chaillot]]'' 1952.
-She replaced [[Minna Schneier]] (her sister-in-law) as director of the [[Reps]] production of Aldous Huxley’s ''[[The Gioconda Smile]]'' in 1953 after Schneier had to leave to give birth to her daughter Cara.
+She replaced [[Minna Schneier]] (her sister-in-law) as director of the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Reps]] production of Aldous Huxley’s ''[[The Gioconda Smile]]'' in 1953 after Schneier had to leave to give birth to her daughter Cara.
-She produced and performed in ''[[Gigi]]'' for the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society]]), 1953.
+She produced ''[[The Searching Wind]]'' (1945) and performed (as Aunt Alicia) in ''[[Gigi]]'' for the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society]]), 1953.
 == Sources ==
 [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.

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 She replaced [[Minna Schneier]] (her sister-in-law) as director of the [[Reps]] production of Aldous Huxley’s ''[[The Gioconda Smile]]'' in 1953 after Schneier had to leave to give birth to her daughter Cara.
-She produced  ''[[Gigi]]'' for the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society]]), 1954.
+She produced and performed in ''[[Gigi]]'' for the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society]]), 1953.
 == Sources ==

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-(19*-) Director. * [[Minna Schneier]]'s sister-in-law. She replaced [[Minna Schneier]] as director of the [[Reps]] production of [[Aldous Huxley]]’s ''[[The Gioconda Smile]]'' in 1953 after Schneier had to leave to give birth to her daughter Cara.
+[[Shirley Wakefield]] (19*-). Director, actress.
 == Sources ==
-Tucker, 1997
+[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
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−	(19-) Director. [[Minna Schneier]]’ sister-in-law. She replaced [[Minna Schneier]] as director of the [[Reps]] production of [[Aldous Huxley]]’s ''[[The Gioconda Smile]]'' in 1953 after Schneier had to leave to give birth to her daughter Cara.	+	(19-) Director. [[Minna Schneier]]'s sister-in-law. She replaced [[Minna Schneier]] as director of the [[Reps]] production of [[Aldous Huxley]]’s ''[[The Gioconda Smile]]'' in 1953 after Schneier had to leave to give birth to her daughter Cara.

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