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 [[NELM]] catalogue.
-Obiruary,  ''[[Cape Times]]'', 7 March 1988.
+Obituary,  ''[[Cape Times]]'', 7 March 1988.
 Photographs, newspaper clippings and theatre programmes held by [[NELM]] in various locations.
 IMDb [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0842690/].
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	Simon produced ''[[The Mousetrap]]'' staged at the [[Alexander Theatre]], 1963 and directed ''[[The Chalk Garden]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1968).		Simon produced ''[[The Mousetrap]]'' staged at the [[Alexander Theatre]], 1963 and directed ''[[The Chalk Garden]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1968).
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	He acted in South African feature films ''[[Dingaka]]'' (1964), ''[[Lord Oom Piet]]'' (1962), ''[[Seven against the Sun]]'' (1964) and ''[[Tokoloshe]]'' (1965).		He acted in South African feature films ''[[Dingaka]]'' (1964), ''[[Lord Oom Piet]]'' (1962), ''[[Seven against the Sun]]'' (1964) and ''[[Tokoloshe]]'' (1965).

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-During his long career he has appeared in stage productions of ''[[Cyrano de Bergerac]]'' (1952), ''[[The Tempest]]'' (as Stephano, [[Johannesburg Reps]] 1956), ''[[The Master Builder]]'' ([[NTO]] 1957), ''[[Affairs of State]]'' (1959), ''[[Eldorado]]'' (1960), ''[[The Amorous Prawn]]'' (1961), ''[[Burning Bright]]'' (1962), ''[[The Andersonville Trial]]'' (as President of the Court, 1962), ''[[The Cherry Orchard]]'' ([[PACT]] 1963), ''[[The Affair]]'' ([[PACT]] 1963), ''[[After the Fall]]'' (as Lou, 1964), ''[[The Big Knife]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1965), ''[[The Lower Depths]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1965), ''[[Trap for a Lonely Man]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1965), ''[[The King's Mare]]'' (1967), ''[[White Horse Inn]]'' (as the Mayor, [[CAPAB]] 1972), ''[[The Tragedy of Tragedies, or The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great|Tom Thumb, or The Tragedy of Tragedies]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1972), ''[[The Circus Adventure]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1973), ''[[Annie Get Your Gun]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1973), ''[[The School for Wives]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1973), ''[[London Assurance]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1974), ''[[Rookery Nook]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1975), ''[[The Alchemist]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1975), ''[[Pygmalion]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1975), ''[[Arms and the Man]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1977), [[Geraldine Aron]]'s ''[[Along Came a Spider]]'' (as Archie, [[CAPAB]] 1978), ''[[Tartuffe]]'' (as “M. Loyal”, [[CAPAB]] 1978), ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' ([[Maynardville]] 1979), ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1979), ''[[The Relapse]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1979), ''[[The Government Inspector]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1980), ''[[The Dresser]]'' (1980 and 1982), ''[[First Monday in October]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1981), ''[[Twigs]]'' (as Ned, [[CAPAB]] 1982).
+During his long career he has appeared in stage productions of ''[[Cyrano de Bergerac]]'' (1952), ''[[The Tempest]]'' (as Stephano, [[Johannesburg Reps]] 1956), ''[[The Master Builder]]'' ([[NTO]] 1957), ''[[Affairs of State]]'' (1959), ''[[Eldorado]]'' (1960), ''[[The Amorous Prawn]]'' (1961), ''[[Burning Bright]]'' (1962), ''[[The Andersonville Trial]]'' (as President of the Court, 1962), ''[[The Cherry Orchard]]'' ([[PACT]] 1963), ''[[The Affair]]'' ([[PACT]] 1963), ''[[After the Fall]]'' (as Lou, 1964), ''[[The Big Knife]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1965), ''[[The Lower Depths]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1965), ''[[Trap for a Lonely Man]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1965), ''[[The King's Mare]]'' (1967), ''[[White Horse Inn]]'' (as the Mayor, [[CAPAB]] 1972), ''[[The Tragedy of Tragedies, or The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great|Tom Thumb, or The Tragedy of Tragedies]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1972), ''[[The Circus Adventure]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1973), ''[[Annie Get Your Gun]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1973), ''[[The School for Wives]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1973), ''[[London Assurance]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1974), ''[[Rookery Nook]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1975), ''[[The Alchemist]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1975), ''[[Pygmalion]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1975), ''[[Arms and the Man]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1977), [[Geraldine Aron]]'s ''[[Along Came a Spider]]'' (as Archie, [[CAPAB]] 1978), ''[[Tartuffe]]'' (as “M. Loyal”, [[CAPAB]] 1978), ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' ([[Maynardville]] 1979), ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1979), ''[[The Relapse]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1979), ''[[The Government Inspector]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1980), ''[[The Dresser]]'' (1980 and 1982), ''[[First Monday in October]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1981), an unnamed revue at the [[Market Theatre]] (July 1981), ''[[Twigs]]'' (as Ned, [[CAPAB]] 1982).
 He also appeared in a production of ''[[Hamlet]]'' as the 1st grave digger, date unknown, ''[[Hadrian the Seventh]]'' (at the Nico Malan, 1971), ''[[Richard III]]'', as well as the one man shows ''[[Pickwick Papers]]'' and ''[[Ghosts and Guffaws]]''.
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 Simon produced ''[[The Mousetrap]]'' staged at the [[Alexander Theatre]], 1963 and directed ''[[The Chalk Garden]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1968).
-In July 1981 he did an unnamed revue at the [[Market Theatre]].

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	Simon produced ''[[The Mousetrap]]'' staged at the [[Alexander Theatre]], 1963 and directed ''[[The Chalk Garden]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1968).		Simon produced ''[[The Mousetrap]]'' staged at the [[Alexander Theatre]], 1963 and directed ''[[The Chalk Garden]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1968).

−	In July 1981 ~~- He~~ did an unnamed revue at the [[Market Theatre]].	+	In July 1981 he did an unnamed revue at the [[Market Theatre]].

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	Simon produced ''[[The Mousetrap]]'' staged at the [[Alexander Theatre]], 1963 and directed ''[[The Chalk Garden]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1968).		Simon produced ''[[The Mousetrap]]'' staged at the [[Alexander Theatre]], 1963 and directed ''[[The Chalk Garden]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1968).
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		+	In July 1981 - He did an unnamed revue at the [[Market Theatre]].
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	He acted in South African feature films ''[[Dingaka]]'' (1964), ''[[Lord Oom Piet]]'' (1962), ''[[Seven against the Sun]]'' (1964) and ''[[Tokoloshe]]'' (1965).		He acted in South African feature films ''[[Dingaka]]'' (1964), ''[[Lord Oom Piet]]'' (1962), ''[[Seven against the Sun]]'' (1964) and ''[[Tokoloshe]]'' (1965).

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 He also appeared in a production of ''[[Hamlet]]'' as the 1st grave digger, date unknown, ''[[Hadrian the Seventh]]'' (at the Nico Malan, 1971), ''[[Richard III]]'', as well as the one man shows ''[[Pickwick Papers]]'' and ''[[Ghosts and Guffaws]]''.
-Simon produced ''[[The Mousetrap]]'' staged at the [[Alexander Theatre]]), 1963 and directed ''[[The Chalk Garden]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1968).
+Simon produced ''[[The Mousetrap]]'' staged at the [[Alexander Theatre]], 1963 and directed ''[[The Chalk Garden]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1968).
 He acted in South African feature films ''[[Dingaka]]'' (1964), ''[[Lord Oom Piet]]'' (1962), ''[[Seven against the Sun]]'' (1964)  and ''[[Tokoloshe]]'' (1965).

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 == Biography ==
-During World War II he was the Commander of the Beirut and then the Cairo stations of Forces’ Broadcasting. He was the presenter of the Sunday morning religious music programme "From the Bell Tower" wbich ran for 26 years on [[Springbok Radio]] and then on Radio South Africa.
+During World War II he was the Commander of the Beirut and then the Cairo stations of Forces’ Broadcasting. He was the presenter of the Sunday morning religious music programme "From the Bell Tower" which ran for 26 years on [[Springbok Radio]] and then on Radio South Africa.
 On 1 October 1966 he became organiser of [[CAPAB]]'s English drama, but frequently toured with readings and one-man shows.

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−	[[Simon Swindell]] (circa 1913 -1988). ~~Broadcaster, actor~~.	+	[[Simon Swindell]] (circa 1913 -1988). Actor and broadcaster.

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 [[Simon Swindell]] (circa 1913 -1988). Broadcaster, actor.
-He died of a heart attack at the age of 75 in Cape Town on 6 March 1988 leaving a son and a daughter.
+== Biography ==
-Sunday . morning religious music programme "From the Bell Tower",wbich ran  for 26 years onSpring bok Radio and then on RadioSouth',Afica. During World War II he was the Commander the Beirut and then the Cairo stations of Forces’ Broadcasting.
+On 1 October 1966 he became organiser of [[CAPAB]]'s English drama, but frequently toured with readings and one-man shows.
-On 1 October 1966 he became organiser of [[CAPAB]]'s English drama, but frequently toured with readings and one-man shows.
+He died of a heart attack at the age of 75 in Cape Town on 6 March 1988 leaving a son and a daughter.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-•	Cyrano de Bergerac (1952), The Tempest (as Stephano, [[Johannesburg Reps]] 1956),
+''[[Cyrano de Bergerac]]'' (1952), ''[[The Tempest]]'' (as Stephano, [[Johannesburg Reps]] 1956), ''[[The Master Builder]]'' ([[NTO]] 1957), ''[[Affairs of State]]'' (1959), ''[[Eldorado]]'' (1960), ''[[The Amorous Prawn]]'' (1961), ''[[Burning Bright]]'' (1962), ''[[The Andersonville Trial]]'' (as President of the Court, 1962), ''[[The Cherry Orchard]]'' ([[PACT]] 1963), ''[[The Affair]]'' ([[PACT]] 1963), ''[[After the Fall]]'' (as Lou, 1964), ''[[The Big Knife]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1965), ''[[The Lower Depths]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1965), ''[[Trap for a Lonely Man]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1965), ''[[The King's Mare]]'' (1967), ''[[White Horse Inn]]'' (as the Mayor, [[CAPAB]] 1972), ''[[The Tragedy of Tragedies, or The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great|Tom Thumb, or The Tragedy of Tragedies]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1972), ''[[The Circus Adventure]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1973), ''[[Annie Get Your Gun]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1973), ''[[The School for Wives]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1973), ''[[London Assurance]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1974), ''[[Rookery Nook]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1975), ''[[The Alchemist]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1975), ''[[Pygmalion]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1975), ''[[Arms and the Man]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1977), [[Geraldine Aron]]'s ''[[Along Came a Spider]]'' (as Archie, [[CAPAB]] 1978), ''[[Tartuffe]]'' (as “M. Loyal”, [[CAPAB]] 1978), ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' ([[Maynardville]] 1979), ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1979), ''[[The Relapse]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1979), ''[[The Government Inspector]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1980), ''[[The Dresser]]'' (1980 and 1982), ''[[First Monday in October]]'' ([[CAPAB]] 1981), ''[[Twigs]]'' (as Ned, [[CAPAB]] 1982).
-•	He acted in South African feature films Dingaka (1964), Lord Oom Piet (1962), [[Seven against the Sun]] (1964)  and Tokoloshe (1965)
+He also appeared in a production of ''[[Hamlet]]'' as the 1st grave digger, date unknown, ''[[Hadrian the Seventh]]'' (at the Nico Malan, 1971), ''[[Richard III]]'', as well as the one man shows ''[[Pickwick Papers]]'' and ''[[Ghosts and Guffaws]]''.
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-([[SACD]] 1973) ([[SACD]] 1974) ([[SACD]] 1977/78) ([[SACD]] 1979/80)
+[[SACD]] 1973; 1974; 1977/78; 1979/80.
 [[Maynardville]] theatre programme, 1979.
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 [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
-(Source:  [[Wilhelm Grütter| Grütter, Wilhelm]], [[CAPAB]] 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. p 399)
+[[Wilhelm Grütter| Grütter, Wilhelm]], [[CAPAB]] 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. p 399.
 [[NELM]] catalogue.
-Obiruary,  [[Cape Times]], 7 March 1988.
+Obiruary,  ''[[Cape Times]]'', 7 March 1988.
 Photographs, newspaper clippings and theatre programmes held by [[NELM]] in various locations.
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 IMDb [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0842690/].
-Return to [[ESAT Personalities S]]
+== Return to ==
-Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]
+Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
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