William Faure - Revision history

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

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 – ''The Dancer'' (TV documentary)
 – ''[[Salomé]]'' (TV play) (with [[Jana Cilliers]] and [[Ian Steadman]])
-– ''[[Tomfoolery]]'' (Staged play filmed for TV, with [[Michael McGovern]], [[André Hattingh]], [[Tim Plewman]] & [[Jonathan Rands]])
+– ''[[Tom Foolery]]'' (Staged play filmed for TV, with [[Michael McGovern]], [[André Hattingh]], [[Tim Plewman]] & [[Jonathan Rands]])
 – ''[[The Master’s Plan]]'' (TV musical show & rock opera)
 – ''[[Parliament]]'' (TV documentary)

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 – ''The Bible in Soweto'' (TV documentary)
 – ''[[Emily Hobhouse: the Englishwoman]]'' (TV docu-drama) (with [[Kenneth Griffith]] & [[Hermien Dommisse]])
-– ''[[Shaka Zulu]]'' (TV mini-series)
+– ''[[Shaka Zulu]]'' (TV series)
 – ''South Africa in Search of Moderation: a Face Never Seen, a Voice Seldom Heard'' (documentary)
 – ''Evita’s Indaba'' (TV series)

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 – ''Evita’s Indaba'' (TV series)
 – ''Evita’s Last Decade'' (TV special)
-– ''Bon Voyage''''Italic text'' (TV documentary series as executive producer)
+– ''Bon Voyage'' (TV documentary series as executive producer)
 == Sources ==

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 In 1979 he produced the show at which the [[Artes Awards]] were presented and caused consternation when, afterwards, he announced his resignation from the [[SABC]].  Instead he went freelance and formed [[Combined Artists]] with [[Louis Moller]].  However, he did not break his ties with the [[SABC]] completely and continued to produce shows both for them and for the newly established [[MNet]].  Amongst these were the magazine programmes [[Prime Time]] (1984) for the former and [[Carte Blanche]] (1988) for the latter.  He coordinated the gala opening night for the launch of [[TV2]] and [[TV3]] on 31 December 1981 and was responsible for the black rock opera ''[[The Master’s Plan]]'' (1983), which was re-broadcast multiple times and was entered for the Prix d’Italia.  His most prestigious and most expensive production was undoubtedly the television series ''[[Shaka Zulu]]'' (1986), which was sold word-wide.  His only feature film for the cinema was ''[[Plekkie in die Son]]'' (1979), with [[Jana Cilliers]], [[Regardt van den Bergh]] and [[Eckard Rabe]].
-He also had a successful career not directly related to television.  These included Miss South Africa and Miss World pageants, the Gala Promenade Concert for the 1980 Cape Town Festival at the [[Good Hope Centre]], the staging of a symphony for voices entitled Follow the Sun by [[Dave Pollecutt]] for the opening of the Sandton Sun in February 1984, the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1986 South African Games and the 1986 Christmas extravaganza ''Wheel of Fortune'' at the Superbowl at Sun City.  Not every project came to fruition.  A projected film version of the stage musical ''[[Ipi Tombi]]'' was eventually completed by others and an anticipated film entitled Ricochet'' starring John Mills and Simon MacCorkindale was abandoned due to financial problems.  Other programmes took ages to come to the screen, notably a two-part documentary called ''[[Parliament]]'', which was said to have been started in 1975 and was eventually screened in 1983.  It was generally felt that his most successful work was grandiose and extravagant, though with the exception of ''[[Shaka Zulu]]'', none of it is currently available for reassessment.
+He also had a successful career not directly related to television.  These included Miss South Africa and Miss World pageants, the Gala Promenade Concert for the 1980 Cape Town Festival at the [[Good Hope Centre]], the staging of a symphony for voices entitled Follow the Sun by [[Dave Pollecutt]] for the opening of the Sandton Sun in February 1984, the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1986 South African Games and the 1986 Christmas extravaganza ''Wheel of Fortune'' at the Superbowl at Sun City.  Not every project came to fruition.  A projected film version of the stage musical ''[[Ipi Tombi]]'' was eventually completed by others and an anticipated film entitled ''Ricochet'' starring John Mills and Simon MacCorkindale was abandoned due to financial problems.  Other programmes took ages to come to the screen, notably a two-part documentary called ''[[Parliament]]'', which was said to have been started in 1975 and was eventually screened in 1983.  It was generally felt that his most successful work was grandiose and extravagant, though with the exception of ''[[Shaka Zulu]]'', none of it is currently available for reassessment.
 In 1994 it was reported that he would be taking a backseat due to poor health and in July, while in the United States, he was admitted to a Los Angeles hospital with renal failure.  Afterwards he returned to South Africa, but died in October of that year.  Initially it was denied, but subsequently confirmed, that he succumbed to an AIDS-related illness.  The musician/composer [[Duncan Faure]] (b. 1956) of Rabbitt is his younger brother and William is said to have produced the group’s first concert at the Colosseum.

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 In 1979 he produced the show at which the [[Artes Awards]] were presented and caused consternation when, afterwards, he announced his resignation from the [[SABC]].  Instead he went freelance and formed [[Combined Artists]] with [[Louis Moller]].  However, he did not break his ties with the [[SABC]] completely and continued to produce shows both for them and for the newly established [[MNet]].  Amongst these were the magazine programmes [[Prime Time]] (1984) for the former and [[Carte Blanche]] (1988) for the latter.  He coordinated the gala opening night for the launch of [[TV2]] and [[TV3]] on 31 December 1981 and was responsible for the black rock opera ''[[The Master’s Plan]]'' (1983), which was re-broadcast multiple times and was entered for the Prix d’Italia.  His most prestigious and most expensive production was undoubtedly the television series ''[[Shaka Zulu]]'' (1986), which was sold word-wide.  His only feature film for the cinema was ''[[Plekkie in die Son]]'' (1979), with [[Jana Cilliers]], [[Regardt van den Bergh]] and [[Eckard Rabe]].
-He also had a successful career not directly related to television.  These included Miss South Africa and Miss World pageants, the Gala Promenade Concert for the 1980 Cape Town Festival at the [[Good Hope Centre]], the staging of a symphony for voices entitled Follow the Sun by [[Dave Pollecutt]] for the opening of the Sandton Sun in February 1984, the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1986 South African Games and the 1986 Christmas extravaganza ''Wheel of Fortune'' at the Superbowl at Sun City.  Not every project came to fruition.  A projected film version of the stage musical ''[[Ipi Tombi]]'' was eventually completed by others and an anticipated film entitled Ricochet''Italic text'' starring John Mills and Simon MacCorkindale was abandoned due to financial problems.  Other programmes took ages to come to the screen, notably a two-part documentary called ''[[Parliament]]'', which was said to have been started in 1975 and was eventually screened in 1983.  It was generally felt that his most successful work was grandiose and extravagant, though with the exception of ''[[Shaka Zulu]]'', none of it is currently available for reassessment.
+He also had a successful career not directly related to television.  These included Miss South Africa and Miss World pageants, the Gala Promenade Concert for the 1980 Cape Town Festival at the [[Good Hope Centre]], the staging of a symphony for voices entitled Follow the Sun by [[Dave Pollecutt]] for the opening of the Sandton Sun in February 1984, the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1986 South African Games and the 1986 Christmas extravaganza ''Wheel of Fortune'' at the Superbowl at Sun City.  Not every project came to fruition.  A projected film version of the stage musical ''[[Ipi Tombi]]'' was eventually completed by others and an anticipated film entitled Ricochet'' starring John Mills and Simon MacCorkindale was abandoned due to financial problems.  Other programmes took ages to come to the screen, notably a two-part documentary called ''[[Parliament]]'', which was said to have been started in 1975 and was eventually screened in 1983.  It was generally felt that his most successful work was grandiose and extravagant, though with the exception of ''[[Shaka Zulu]]'', none of it is currently available for reassessment.
 In 1994 it was reported that he would be taking a backseat due to poor health and in July, while in the United States, he was admitted to a Los Angeles hospital with renal failure.  Afterwards he returned to South Africa, but died in October of that year.  Initially it was denied, but subsequently confirmed, that he succumbed to an AIDS-related illness.  The musician/composer [[Duncan Faure]] (b. 1956) of Rabbitt is his younger brother and William is said to have produced the group’s first concert at the Colosseum.

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−	'''William C. Faure''' (b. Pretoria, 17/07/1949 – d. Johannesburg, 18/10/1994) was a producer and director. Also credited as Bill Faure.	+	'''William C. Faure''' (b. Pretoria, 17/07/1949 – d. Johannesburg, 18/10/1994) was a producer and director. Also credited as Bill Faure.

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==

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-'''William C. Faure''' (b. Pretoria, 17/07/1949 – d. Johannesburg, 18/10/1994) was a producer and director.
+'''William C. Faure''' (b. Pretoria, 17/07/1949 – d. Johannesburg, 18/10/1994) was a producer and director.  Also credited as Bill Faure.
 == Biography ==
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 == Television Credits ==
-– Behind the Scenes at the Zoo (TV documentary)
+– ''Behind the Scenes at the Zoo'' (TV documentary)
-– The Show (TV documentary)
+– ''The Show'' (TV documentary)
-– TV in Action (TV documentary)
+– ''TV in Action'' (TV documentary)
-– The Gymnast (TV documentary)
+– ''The Gymnast'' (TV documentary)
-– Carmen (TV ballet) (with the Mercedes Molina Spanish Dance Theatre)
+– ''[[Carmen]]'' (TV ballet) (with the [[Mercedes Molina Spanish Dance Theatre]])
-– In Their Hands (TV documentary)
+– ''In Their Hands'' (TV documentary)
-– The Road to Statehood (TV documentary)
+– ''The Road to Statehood'' (TV documentary)
-– The Dingleys (TV series)
+– ''[[The Dingleys]]'' (TV series)
-– A War of Waiting (TV documentary)
+– ''A War of Waiting'' (TV documentary)
-– El Amor Brujo (TV ballet) (with the Mercedes Molina Spanish Dance Theatre)
+– ''[[El Amor Brujo]]'' (TV ballet) (with the [[Mercedes Molina Spanish Dance Theatre]])
-– The Dancer (TV documentary)
+– ''The Dancer'' (TV documentary)
-– Salomé (TV play) (with Jana Cilliers and Ian Steadman)
+– ''[[Salomé]]'' (TV play) (with [[Jana Cilliers]] and [[Ian Steadman]])
-– Tomfoolery (Staged play filmed for TV, with Michael McGovern, André Hattingh, Tim Plewman & Jonathan Rands)
+– ''[[Tomfoolery]]'' (Staged play filmed for TV, with [[Michael McGovern]], [[André Hattingh]], [[Tim Plewman]] & [[Jonathan Rands]])
-– The Master’s Plan (TV musical show & rock opera)
+– ''[[The Master’s Plan]]'' (TV musical show & rock opera)
-– Parliament (TV documentary)
+– ''[[Parliament]]'' (TV documentary)
-– Touch of Excellence (TV documentary series – 1. The Swimmer, 2. The Actor (with Richard Haines & Sandra Duncan), 3. The Test Pilot
+– ''Touch of Excellence'' (TV documentary series – 1. ''The Swimmer'', 2. ''The Actor'' (with [[Richard Haines]] & [[Sandra Duncan]]), 3. ''The Test Pilot''
-– Razzle Dazzle (TV special)
+– ''Razzle Dazzle'' (TV special)
-– The Bible in Soweto (TV documentary)
+– ''The Bible in Soweto'' (TV documentary)
-– Emily Hobhouse: the Englishwoman (TV docu-drama) (with Kenneth Griffith & Hermien Dommisse)
+– ''[[Emily Hobhouse: the Englishwoman]]'' (TV docu-drama) (with [[Kenneth Griffith]] & [[Hermien Dommisse]])
-– Shaka Zulu (TV mini-series)
+– ''[[Shaka Zulu]]'' (TV mini-series)
-– South Africa in Search of Moderation: a Face Never Seen, a Voice Seldom Heard (documentary)
+– ''South Africa in Search of Moderation: a Face Never Seen, a Voice Seldom Heard'' (documentary)
-– Evita’s Indaba (TV series)
+– ''Evita’s Indaba'' (TV series)
-– Evita’s Last Decade (TV special)
+– ''Evita’s Last Decade'' (TV special)
-– Bon Voyage (TV documentary series as executive producer)
+– ''Bon Voyage''''Italic text'' (TV documentary series as executive producer)
-== Sources ==
+Rand Daily Mail, 26 March 1979
 Tribute written by [[Roy Christie]] published in ''[[The Star]]'', 21 October 1994.

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-Among his notable successes were ''[[Plekkie in die son]]'' ("Place in the sun", 1979), ''[[Salomé]]'' (TV Movie),  a televised version of Oscar Wilde’s play ''[[Salomé]]'' (1979), ''[[Emily Hobhouse: The Englishwoman]]'' (TV Movie documentary, 1979),  and the epic TV series ''[[Shaka Zulu]]'' (1986).
+Among his notable successes were ''[[Plekkie in die son]]'' ("Place in the sun", 1979), a televised version of Oscar Wilde’s play ''[[Salomé]]'' (1979), ''[[Emily Hobhouse: The Englishwoman]]'' (TV Movie documentary, 1979),  and the epic TV series ''[[Shaka Zulu]]'' (1986).
 == Sources ==