Difference between revisions of "Sydney Witkin"

From ESAT
Jump to navigation Jump to search
 
(5 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
[[Sydney Witkin]]' (19*-) Actor. Born in South Africa, he became a member of [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|The Reps]].  
+
[[Sydney Witkin]]' (19*-) was an actor.
  
 
== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
He was married to [[Minna Schneier]]. Brother to [[Alec Witkin|Alec “Afrique” Witkin]].
+
 
 +
Born in South Africa, the brother to [[Alec Witkin|Alec “Afrique” Witkin]], he was married to [[Minna Schneier]].  
  
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
Performed in American playwright [[Robert Ardrey]]’s ''[[Thunder Rock]]''.  Performed in ''[[The Flashing Stream]]'' in 1943 directed by [[Muriel Alexander]] with [[Minna Schneier]] and in ''[[The Searching Wind]]'' (1945). Other roles were in ''[[Counsellor-at-Law]]'', ''[[They Came to a City]]'', ''[[The Coral King]]''.
+
 
 +
He was a member of [[Johannesburg Repertory Society]].
 +
 
 +
He had roles in [[Robert Ardrey]]’s ''[[Thunder Rock]]'' (1940), ''[[Of Mice and Men]]'' (as Lennie, 1940), ''[[Counsellor-at-Law]]'' (1938 and 1941), ''[[The Flashing Stream]]'' (1943, directed by [[Muriel Alexander]] with [[Minna Schneier]]), ''[[They Came to a City]]'' (1944), ''[[The Russian People]]'' (1944), ''[[The Searching Wind]]'' (1945), ''[[Fresh Fields]]'' (1945), ''[[The Coral King]]'', ''[[Love in Albania]]'' (1951).
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
 +
 
[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
 
[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
 +
 +
''[[The Rand Daily Mail]]'', 23 October 1940; 25 June 1945; 29 November 1951;
  
 
== Return to ==
 
== Return to ==

Latest revision as of 12:38, 2 September 2022

Sydney Witkin' (19*-) was an actor.

Biography

Born in South Africa, the brother to Alec “Afrique” Witkin, he was married to Minna Schneier.

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

He was a member of Johannesburg Repertory Society.

He had roles in Robert Ardrey’s Thunder Rock (1940), Of Mice and Men (as Lennie, 1940), Counsellor-at-Law (1938 and 1941), The Flashing Stream (1943, directed by Muriel Alexander with Minna Schneier), They Came to a City (1944), The Russian People (1944), The Searching Wind (1945), Fresh Fields (1945), The Coral King, Love in Albania (1951).

Sources

Tucker, 1997.

The Rand Daily Mail, 23 October 1940; 25 June 1945; 29 November 1951;

Return to

Return to ESAT Personalities W

Return to South African Theatre Personalities

Return to Main Page