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Before her marriage she taught in Cape Town and became an active participant in amateur theatre, i.a. as a director for the Cape Town Afrikaans Theatre Association and as a judge for the regional festivals of [[FATSA]] and the [[Afrikaans]] [[Eisteddfod]]. | Before her marriage she taught in Cape Town and became an active participant in amateur theatre, i.a. as a director for the Cape Town Afrikaans Theatre Association and as a judge for the regional festivals of [[FATSA]] and the [[Afrikaans]] [[Eisteddfod]]. | ||
| − | Among the she plays directed were | + | Among the she plays directed were ''[[Bly by jou Lees]]'' (1942), |
She later focused on writing and translating stories for children and young people. Among the translations were a number of works by Roald Dahl. Her translation of Dahl's ''[[The Big Friendly Giant]]'' (as ''[[Die Groot Sagmoedige Reus]]'') received an award from the [[Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns]] in 1996. | She later focused on writing and translating stories for children and young people. Among the translations were a number of works by Roald Dahl. Her translation of Dahl's ''[[The Big Friendly Giant]]'' (as ''[[Die Groot Sagmoedige Reus]]'') received an award from the [[Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns]] in 1996. | ||
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Mavis de Villiers (1919–2015) a teacher, an author and translator of children's books and an amateur actress and director.
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Biography
Born in Cape Town on 2 November 1919 and grew up in Cape Town. She married her high school sweetheart, David Pieter de Villiers in 1945.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Before her marriage she taught in Cape Town and became an active participant in amateur theatre, i.a. as a director for the Cape Town Afrikaans Theatre Association and as a judge for the regional festivals of FATSA and the Afrikaans Eisteddfod.
Among the she plays directed were Bly by jou Lees (1942),
She later focused on writing and translating stories for children and young people. Among the translations were a number of works by Roald Dahl. Her translation of Dahl's The Big Friendly Giant (as Die Groot Sagmoedige Reus) received an award from the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns in 1996.
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