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| − | [[Hugh C. Buckler]] (1881 | + | [[Hugh C. Buckler]] (1881-1936)[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Buckler]] is the name of a British actor. |
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| − | Boonzaier says he lost track of Buckler after the Cape visit | + | A performer is mentioned under this name by [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923) as a promising young actor who visited Cape Town in 1904 as a member of the [[Frawley Company]], ''inter alia'' playing "De Neipperg" in ''[[Madame Sans-Gêne]]'' (Sardou and Moreau). However, Boonzaier says he lost track of Buckler after the Cape visit. |
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| + | This is most probably a reference to the stage and film actor [[Hugh Buckler]] (1881-1936)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Buckler], born on 9 September 1881 in Southampton, Hampshire, UK, who went on to make a number of films He died on 30 October 1936 in a motor accident, with his actor son John, in Malibu, California, U.S. | ||
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Revision as of 06:20, 21 December 2021
Hugh C. Buckler (1881-1936)[[1]] is the name of a British actor.
Biography
A performer is mentioned under this name by D.C. Boonzaier (1923) as a promising young actor who visited Cape Town in 1904 as a member of the Frawley Company, inter alia playing "De Neipperg" in Madame Sans-Gêne (Sardou and Moreau). However, Boonzaier says he lost track of Buckler after the Cape visit.
This is most probably a reference to the stage and film actor Hugh Buckler (1881-1936)[2], born on 9 September 1881 in Southampton, Hampshire, UK, who went on to make a number of films He died on 30 October 1936 in a motor accident, with his actor son John, in Malibu, California, U.S.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Buckler
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.418, 421,
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