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[[Doreen Mantle]] (19*-). Actress. | [[Doreen Mantle]] (19*-). Actress. | ||
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| + | == Biography == | ||
| + | She is a University of Witwatersrand graduate. She moved to London in 1953 with her husband, Mr Graham-Smith. | ||
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| − | She had roles in ''[[Pop Goes the Queen]]'' (1945-6), ''[[Peer Gynt]]'' (1946), ''[[The Witch]]'' (1948), ''[[Hassan]]'' (1950), ''[[Grand National Night]]'' (1950), ''[[Tartuffe]]'' (as Elmire, 1952), ''[[The Young Elizabeth]]'' (1953). | + | She had roles in ''[[Pop Goes the Queen]]'' (1945-6), ''[[Peer Gynt]]'' (1946), ''[[The Witch]]'' (1948), ''[[Hassan]]'' (1950), ''[[Grand National Night]]'' (1950), ''[[Ddesire Under the Elms]]'' (1951), ''[[Tartuffe]]'' (as Elmire, 1952), ''[[The Young Elizabeth]]'' (1953). |
She became Chairman of the [[Johannesburg Reps]]. | She became Chairman of the [[Johannesburg Reps]]. | ||
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| + | == Awards, etc. == | ||
| + | Doreen won the award for Best Supporting Actress of the Year in 1979 for her role as Willie Loman's wife in ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' running at the National Theatre in London. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 10:52, 5 September 2022
Doreen Mantle (19*-). Actress.
Contents
Biography
She is a University of Witwatersrand graduate. She moved to London in 1953 with her husband, Mr Graham-Smith.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
She had roles in Pop Goes the Queen (1945-6), Peer Gynt (1946), The Witch (1948), Hassan (1950), Grand National Night (1950), Ddesire Under the Elms (1951), Tartuffe (as Elmire, 1952), The Young Elizabeth (1953).
She became Chairman of the Johannesburg Reps.
Awards, etc.
Doreen won the award for Best Supporting Actress of the Year in 1979 for her role as Willie Loman's wife in Death of a Salesman running at the National Theatre in London.
Sources
Trek, 10(15):18, 1946; Trek, 14(5):43, 1950.
Hassan theatre programme, 1950.
Helikon, 1(6):41, 31 August 1952.
Tucker, 1997. p. 38.
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