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[[Clifford Pembroke]] (1867–1933)[] was an actor.  
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[[Clifford Pembroke]] (1867–1933)[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0671495/] was an actor.  
  
 
== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
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Born Thomas Jones Williams on July 27, 1867, in Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Wales he was an actor,  
 
Born Thomas Jones Williams on July 27, 1867, in Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Wales he was an actor,  
  
He turned to film work in 1914 and appeared in more than films, among which ''[[Sanctuary]]'' (), ''[[Irish Destiny]]'' (1926), ''[[Love's Old Sweet Song]]'' (1917) and ''[[The Flame]]'' (1920).  
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It would appear that he may have been married to (or been the partner of) [[Sylvia Cavalho]], [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923)  referring to them as a "clever couple" when they appeared in Cape Town in 1904.
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They later worked in film, starring together in ''[[Sanctuary]]'' (1916)[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0339621/?ref_=nmbio_mbio], for which Cavalho had written the script (based on the short play by Malcolm Watson).
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Pembroke seems to have turned to film work in 1914 and appeared in many silent era films, among which ''[[Sanctuary]]'' (), ''[[Irish Destiny]]'' (1926), ''[[Love's Old Sweet Song]]'' (1917) and ''[[The Flame]]'' (1920).  
  
 
He died on January 20, 1933 in St. Pancras, London, England.
 
He died on January 20, 1933 in St. Pancras, London, England.
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
  
He and [[Sylvia Cavalho]] were the leading performers for the [[Wheeler Brothers]] when they put on ''[[The Sign of the Cross]]'' at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, as their opening production on 19 November, 1904. Boonzaier referred to them as a "clever couple".
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He and [[Sylvia Cavalho]] apparently came to South Africa in 1904-5, as members of a company put together by the [[Wheeler Brothers]], and appeared as the leading performers ''[[The Sign of the Cross]]'' at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, (opening on 19 November, 1904).  
  
They are next mentioned, alongside [[Edward Vincent]] and [[Hugh Buckler]],  as key cast members in what Boonzaier calls "the finest production of the year 1905" - ''[[The Darling of the Gods]]'', at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town (opening on 5 June).
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They are next mentioned, along with [[Edward Vincent]] and [[Hugh Buckler]],  as key cast members in what Boonzaier calls "the finest production of the year 1905" - ''[[The Darling of the Gods]]'', also presented by the [[Wheeler Brothers]] at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town (opening on 5 June).
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0671495/
  
 
[[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 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
 
[[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 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)

Latest revision as of 11:31, 28 December 2021

Clifford Pembroke (1867–1933)[1] was an actor.

Biography

Born Thomas Jones Williams on July 27, 1867, in Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Wales he was an actor,

It would appear that he may have been married to (or been the partner of) Sylvia Cavalho, D.C. Boonzaier (1923) referring to them as a "clever couple" when they appeared in Cape Town in 1904.

They later worked in film, starring together in Sanctuary (1916)[2], for which Cavalho had written the script (based on the short play by Malcolm Watson).

Pembroke seems to have turned to film work in 1914 and appeared in many silent era films, among which Sanctuary (), Irish Destiny (1926), Love's Old Sweet Song (1917) and The Flame (1920).

He died on January 20, 1933 in St. Pancras, London, England.

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

He and Sylvia Cavalho apparently came to South Africa in 1904-5, as members of a company put together by the Wheeler Brothers, and appeared as the leading performers The Sign of the Cross at the Opera House, Cape Town, (opening on 19 November, 1904).

They are next mentioned, along with Edward Vincent and Hugh Buckler, as key cast members in what Boonzaier calls "the finest production of the year 1905" - The Darling of the Gods, also presented by the Wheeler Brothers at the Opera House, Cape Town (opening on 5 June).

Sources

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0671495/

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 1923. (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.421-2

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