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'''C. de Wet Marais''' (b. 11/09/1903 – d. 12/01/1972) was an occasional actor.
 
 
 
== Biography ==
 
 
 
In 1933, The Netherlands celebrated the 400th anniversary of the birth of William of Orange.  In the Orange Free State a contribution was made by two performances of the play ''[[Joan Woutersz]]'', written by the Dutch dramatist [[Hendrik Jan Schimmel]].  They took place in the [[Grand Theatre]] in Bloemfontein and the title role was played by Christiaan de Wet Marais, then associated with the [[Hanekom se Toneelskool]], which had been established in 1932.  The producer was Willem Frederik Mondriaan, a Dutch-born journalist and the brother of the great modernist painter Piet Mondriaan.
 
 
 
In 1936 Marais married the Dutch-born Anna Christina Snoek (1903-1941), who had appeared on the stage with him in ''[[Joan Woutersz]]''.  On the marriage certificate his profession was given as “apteker” (pharmacist) and as he was not a full-time actor, this is probably the way he made his living.  However, his involvement with the theatre remained.  He translated the play ''[[Three Wise Fools]]'' by Austin Strong into Afrikaans and as ''[[Die Drie Wyse Dwase]]'' it was produced by [[Johanna van Vuuren]] by the [[Kaapstadse Afrikaanse Toneelvereniging]] at the [[Afrikaner Koffiehuis]].  The following year he played the role of Willem Adriaan van der Stel in the film ''[[Die Bou van ‘n Nasie]]'' ([[Joseph Albrecht]]/[[Andries A. Pienaar]]).
 
 
 
In 1946 he appeared on the stage in the [[Emlyn Williams]] adaptation of Turgenev’s ''[[A Month in the Country]]''.  It had an illustrious cast and was staged at the [[Standard Theatre]] in Johannesburg and the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in Cape Town.  He also acted in three more films: ''[[Pinkie se Erfenis]]'' (Pierre de Wet/1946), ''[[Geboortegrond]]'' (''Pierre de Wet''/1946) and ''[[Pantoffel-regering]]'' ([[Ronald Brantford]]/1947).
 
He died in 1972 and he and his wife are buried in the Braamfontein Cemetery.  (FO)
 
 
 
== Sources ==
 
 
 
''[[South African Opinion]]'', 3(4):23
 
 
 
''[[Trek]]'', 11(3):18, 1946.
 
 
 
Binge, L.W.B. - Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950) (1969)
 
 
 
http://docplayer.nl/34996739-Willem-frederik-mondriaan-n-biografiese-skets-deur-jan-karel-bosch-1.html
 
 
 
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5367015/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
 
 
 
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