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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| − | Born [[Isabeau Marguerite Lückhoff]] in the Western Cape, 1925, she was a | + | Born [[Isabeau Marguerite Lückhoff]] in the Western Cape, 1925, she was a graduate of [[Stellenbosch University]]. She became a journalist ''inter alia'' writing for ''[[Die Huisgenoot]]'' magazine, while also doing some amateur acting with the [[Worcester Dramatic Society]] and apparently winning some [[FATSSA]] awards for best or supporting actress. She met [[Denis Rhodes Granger]] while he was directing her in a play and later married him. |
They lived in Worcester until 1959, when they moved to Rhodesia with their three children. They settled in Salisbury, and lived there all their lives. She passed away on 3 September 1993. | They lived in Worcester until 1959, when they moved to Rhodesia with their three children. They settled in Salisbury, and lived there all their lives. She passed away on 3 September 1993. | ||
Revision as of 12:11, 24 October 2026
Isabeau Granger (1925-1993) was a journalist and actress.
Biography
Born Isabeau Marguerite Lückhoff in the Western Cape, 1925, she was a graduate of Stellenbosch University. She became a journalist inter alia writing for Die Huisgenoot magazine, while also doing some amateur acting with the Worcester Dramatic Society and apparently winning some FATSSA awards for best or supporting actress. She met Denis Rhodes Granger while he was directing her in a play and later married him.
They lived in Worcester until 1959, when they moved to Rhodesia with their three children. They settled in Salisbury, and lived there all their lives. She passed away on 3 September 1993.
Their daughter Angela Cozens would carry on with acting and writing plays in England.
Sources
Sydney Paul Gosher. 1988. A Historical and Critical Survey of the South African One-act Play Written in English. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Pretoria: University of South Africa.
Personal e-mail correspondence from her daughter, Angela Cozens, 22 September 2012.
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