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Born in Antwerp and studied at the Koninklijke Konservatorium in Antwerp where he received the Diploma in Theatre Art ''cum laude'' in 1937. | Born in Antwerp and studied at the Koninklijke Konservatorium in Antwerp where he received the Diploma in Theatre Art ''cum laude'' in 1937. | ||
| − | Married to [[Tine Balder]], and they have two children [[Jan Engelen]] and [[ | + | Married to [[Tine Balder]], and they have two children [[Jan Engelen]] and [[Bie Engelen]] |
He was involved with the municipal theatre in Antwerp, and in 1955 in charge of the studio for young actors at the Royal Flemish Theatre in Antwerp. In 195* he visits the [[School of Speech and Drama]] at [[UCT]] to produce Georges Bernano’s ''Dialogues of the Carmelites'' with the students (in [[Donald Inskip]]'s translation titled ''[[The Chosen of God]]''). * He also does ''[[The Trial]]'' by Franz Kafka (1960), Max Frisch's ''[[Andorra]]'' (195*) and a professional production of ''[[Die Koopman van Venesië]]'' (1960) for *? at the [[Little Theatre]]. In 1961 Engelen was invited back to South Africa to become the first professor and head of the [[Universiteit van Stellenbosch Drama Departement|Drama Department at the University of Stellenbosch]]. He held this position until his unexpected death from complications after an appendicitis operation, while on study leave in Germany (1967). He produced and acted in many plays for the Department, including **, ''[[Macbeth]]'' (1967), **. Also did professional work in the country including ''[[Besoek van die Ou Dame]]'' ([[NTO]], 1962), *** | He was involved with the municipal theatre in Antwerp, and in 1955 in charge of the studio for young actors at the Royal Flemish Theatre in Antwerp. In 195* he visits the [[School of Speech and Drama]] at [[UCT]] to produce Georges Bernano’s ''Dialogues of the Carmelites'' with the students (in [[Donald Inskip]]'s translation titled ''[[The Chosen of God]]''). * He also does ''[[The Trial]]'' by Franz Kafka (1960), Max Frisch's ''[[Andorra]]'' (195*) and a professional production of ''[[Die Koopman van Venesië]]'' (1960) for *? at the [[Little Theatre]]. In 1961 Engelen was invited back to South Africa to become the first professor and head of the [[Universiteit van Stellenbosch Drama Departement|Drama Department at the University of Stellenbosch]]. He held this position until his unexpected death from complications after an appendicitis operation, while on study leave in Germany (1967). He produced and acted in many plays for the Department, including **, ''[[Macbeth]]'' (1967), **. Also did professional work in the country including ''[[Besoek van die Ou Dame]]'' ([[NTO]], 1962), *** | ||
Revision as of 11:43, 10 May 2014
ENGELEN, Fred (1912-1967). Actor, director, academic.
Born in Antwerp and studied at the Koninklijke Konservatorium in Antwerp where he received the Diploma in Theatre Art cum laude in 1937.
Married to Tine Balder, and they have two children Jan Engelen and Bie Engelen
He was involved with the municipal theatre in Antwerp, and in 1955 in charge of the studio for young actors at the Royal Flemish Theatre in Antwerp. In 195* he visits the School of Speech and Drama at UCT to produce Georges Bernano’s Dialogues of the Carmelites with the students (in Donald Inskip's translation titled The Chosen of God). * He also does The Trial by Franz Kafka (1960), Max Frisch's Andorra (195*) and a professional production of Die Koopman van Venesië (1960) for *? at the Little Theatre. In 1961 Engelen was invited back to South Africa to become the first professor and head of the Drama Department at the University of Stellenbosch. He held this position until his unexpected death from complications after an appendicitis operation, while on study leave in Germany (1967). He produced and acted in many plays for the Department, including **, Macbeth (1967), **. Also did professional work in the country including Besoek van die Ou Dame (NTO, 1962), ***
Engelen died in December 1967 from appendicitis complications during a visit to Stuttgart while on sabbatical in the USA and Europe.
[FdV, TH]
Sources
Death notice in Die Burger, 5 December 1967.
Inskip, 197*;
Tucker, 1997
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