Sidney James - Revision history

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 == Sources ==
-[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
+[[Percy Tucker]] 1997. ''Just the Ticket. My 50 Years in Show Business''. Johannesburg: [[Witwatersrand University Press]].
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_James#Early_life

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 Immediately after the war he moved to Britain where he worked in repertory before he started landing roles on radio, television and in films and became a world famous comedy star, possibly best known for his roles in the series of ''Carry On'' films [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carry_On_(franchise)].
-He starred in more than 60 films, including ''[[The Small Back Room]]'' (1949), ''[[The Lavender Hill Mob]]'' (1951), ''[[A King in New York]]'' (1957) and ''[[The Story of Esther Costello]]'' (1957).
+He went on to star in more than 60 films, including ''[[The Small Back Room]]'' (1949), ''[[The Lavender Hill Mob]]'' (1951), ''[[A King in New York]]'' (1957) and ''[[The Story of Esther Costello]]'' (1957).
 He was married three times: first to Berthe Sadie Delmont, whom he divorced in 1940, then he married Meg Williams in 1943 and divorced her in 1952. In 1952 he married Valerie Ashton. He had four children, Elizabeth, born 1937, Reina, born 1947, Steve, born 1954 and Sue, born ?

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 He was born [[Solomon Joel Cohen]] in Hillbrow, Johannesburg. He later changed his name to [[Sidney Joel Cohen]] and then to '''[[Sidney James]]'''.
-He started his career in 1937 when he joined the [[Johannesburg Repertory Players]] (also known as [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Johannesburg REPS]]) as an actor and started doing work for the [[South African Broadcasting Corporation]] also in Johannesburg. During the Second World War he became a lieutenant in the Union Defence Force (South Africa's army) in the [[Union Defence Force Entertainment Unit]].
+He stage started his career in 1937 when he joined the [[Johannesburg Repertory Players]] (also known as [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Johannesburg REPS]]) as an actor and started doing work for the [[South African Broadcasting Corporation]] also in Johannesburg. During the Second World War he became a lieutenant in the Union Defence Force (South Africa's army) in the [[Union Defence Force Entertainment Unit]].
 Immediately after the war he moved to Britain where he worked in repertory before he started landing roles on radio, television and in films and became a world famous comedy star, possibly best known for his roles in the series of ''Carry On'' films [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carry_On_(franchise)].

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 ==Biography==
-He was born [[Solomon Joel Cohen]] in Hillbrow, Johannesburg. He later changed his name to [[Sidney Joel Cohen]] and then '''[[Sidney James]]'''.
+He was born [[Solomon Joel Cohen]] in Hillbrow, Johannesburg. He later changed his name to [[Sidney Joel Cohen]] and then to '''[[Sidney James]]'''.
 He started his career in 1937 when he joined the [[Johannesburg Repertory Players]] (also known as [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Johannesburg REPS]]) as an actor and started doing work for the [[South African Broadcasting Corporation]] also in Johannesburg. During the Second World War he became a lieutenant in the Union Defence Force (South Africa's army) in the [[Union Defence Force Entertainment Unit]].

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 ==Biography==
-He was born [[Solomon Joel Cohen]] in Hillbrow, Johannesburg. He later changed his name to [[Sidney Joel Cohen]] and then '''[[Sidney James]]'''. He was married three times, first to Berthe Sadie Delmont, whom he divorced in 1940, then he married Meg Williams in 1943 and divorced her in 1952. In 1952 he married Valerie Ashton. He had four children, Elizabeth, born 1937, Reina, born 1947, Steve, born 1954 and Sue, born ?.
+He was born [[Solomon Joel Cohen]] in Hillbrow, Johannesburg. He later changed his name to [[Sidney Joel Cohen]] and then '''[[Sidney James]]'''.
 He started his career in 1937 when he joined the [[Johannesburg Repertory Players]] (also known as [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Johannesburg REPS]]) as an actor and started doing work for the [[South African Broadcasting Corporation]] also in Johannesburg. During the Second World War he became a lieutenant in the Union Defence Force (South Africa's army) in the [[Union Defence Force Entertainment Unit]].
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 He starred in more than 60 films, including ''[[The Small Back Room]]'' (1949), ''[[The Lavender Hill Mob]]'' (1951), ''[[A King in New York]]'' (1957) and ''[[The Story of Esther Costello]]'' (1957).
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 Also performed for the [[Gwen ffrangçon-Davies / Marda Vanne Company]] which presented seasons of plays during the war years and immediately afterwards at the [[Standard Theatre]] in Johannesburg and the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in Cape Town. These included ''[[Oasis]]'' and ''[[A Month in the Country]]'', both in 1946. Starred in Emlyn Williams's ''[[The Wind of Heaven]]'' in 1946, together with [[Gwen ffrangçon-Davies]], [[Marda Vanne]], [[Zoë Randall]] and [[Wensley Pithey]].
-The [[Quibell Brothers|Quibells]] brougt him home for the first time in 20 years to star in ''[[Wedding Fever]]'' at the [[Civic Theatre]] circa 1970.
+The [[Quibell Brothers]] brought him home for the first time in 20 years to star in ''[[Wedding Fever]]'' at the [[Civic Theatre]] circa 1970.
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	He was born Solomon Joel Cohen in Hillbrow, Johannesburg. He later changed his name to Sidney Joel Cohen and then '''Sidney James'''. He was married three times, first to Berthe Sadie Delmont, whom he divorced in 1940, then he married Meg Williams in 1943 and divorced her in 1952. In 1952 he married Valerie Ashton. He had four children, Elizabeth, born 1937, Reina, born 1947, Steve, born 1954 and Sue, born ?.		He was born Solomon Joel Cohen in Hillbrow, Johannesburg. He later changed his name to Sidney Joel Cohen and then '''Sidney James'''. He was married three times, first to Berthe Sadie Delmont, whom he divorced in 1940, then he married Meg Williams in 1943 and divorced her in 1952. In 1952 he married Valerie Ashton. He had four children, Elizabeth, born 1937, Reina, born 1947, Steve, born 1954 and Sue, born ?.