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(b. **/**/1879 – d. **/**/****).  Actress.  The 1901 British Census describes Violet Dickens as a professional actress and she is probably the one who came to South Africa and acted in four films for [[African Film Productions]], all in 1916: [[The Silver Wolf]] ([[Lorimer Johnston]]), [[A Kract Affair]] ([[B.F. Clinton]]), [[£20,000]] ([[B.F. Clinton]]) and [[De Voortrekkers]] ([[Harold M. Shaw]]).  At the moment we have no other information about her. (FO)
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'''Violet Dickens''' (b. **/**/**** - d. **/**/****) was an actress
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In 1916, a Violet Dickens appeared in three shorts and one feature film for [[African Film Productions]]: ''[[The Silver Wolf]]'' ([[Lorimer Johnston]]), ''[[A Kract Affair]]'' ([[B.F. Clinton]]), ''[[£20,000]]'' ([[B.F. Clinton]]) and ''[[De Voortrekkers]]'' ([[Harold M. Shaw]]).  There is has been some speculation about whom she might have been, but the only clue is that, when referring to ''[[A Kract Affair]]'', the [[Rand Daily Mail]] of 26 June 1916 said that she was “a Germiston lady”.  
  
 
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Le Roux, André I. & Fourie, Lilla – Filmverlede: geskiedenis van die Suid-Afrikaanse speelfilm
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http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4939766/?ref_=fn_nm_nm_1
  
 
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Violet Dickens (b. **/**/**** - d. **/**/****) was an actress

In 1916, a Violet Dickens appeared in three shorts and one feature film for African Film Productions: The Silver Wolf (Lorimer Johnston), A Kract Affair (B.F. Clinton), £20,000 (B.F. Clinton) and De Voortrekkers (Harold M. Shaw). There is has been some speculation about whom she might have been, but the only clue is that, when referring to A Kract Affair, the Rand Daily Mail of 26 June 1916 said that she was “a Germiston lady”.

Sources

Le Roux, André I. & Fourie, Lilla – Filmverlede: geskiedenis van die Suid-Afrikaanse speelfilm

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4939766/?ref_=fn_nm_nm_1

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