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| − | (1945-) Actor, director, teacher, writer, theatre manager. Born in Bloemfontein, went to [[Grey College]] and studied drama at [[Stellenbosch University]]. Besides acting in a number of plays on TV, he became the founder-lecturer of the Drama Department at the [[University of Zululand]] in 1978. Later became head of Drama at the performing arts council - [[PACOFS]] - in Bloemfontein, and from there moved to the [[SABC]] to become a television producer (''inter alia'' of such successful series as ''Konings'' ["Kings"] and ''Onder Engele'' ["Among Angels"]) and later head of Television Drama (19**-1999). In 1999 he and [[Pierre Knoezen]] retired to France to found and run a successful guest house, ''Ma Cachette'', in Arlanc. | + | (1945-2012) Actor, director, teacher, writer, theatre manager. Born in Bloemfontein, went to [[Grey College]] and studied drama at [[Stellenbosch University]]. Besides acting in a number of plays on TV, he became the founder-lecturer of the Drama Department at the [[University of Zululand]] in 1978. Later became head of Drama at the performing arts council - [[PACOFS]] - in Bloemfontein, and from there moved to the [[SABC]] to become a television producer (''inter alia'' of such successful series as ''Konings'' ["Kings"] and ''Onder Engele'' ["Among Angels"]) and later head of Television Drama (19**-1999). In 1999 he and [[Pierre Knoezen]] retired to France to found and run a successful guest house, ''Ma Cachette'', in Arlanc. He passed away there in 2012. |
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(1945-2012) Actor, director, teacher, writer, theatre manager. Born in Bloemfontein, went to Grey College and studied drama at Stellenbosch University. Besides acting in a number of plays on TV, he became the founder-lecturer of the Drama Department at the University of Zululand in 1978. Later became head of Drama at the performing arts council - PACOFS - in Bloemfontein, and from there moved to the SABC to become a television producer (inter alia of such successful series as Konings ["Kings"] and Onder Engele ["Among Angels"]) and later head of Television Drama (19**-1999). In 1999 he and Pierre Knoezen retired to France to found and run a successful guest house, Ma Cachette, in Arlanc. He passed away there in 2012.
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