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=== As book editor === | === As book editor === | ||
Revision as of 09:29, 10 November 2014
(b. 04/11/1916 – d. 26/06/1995). Actress.
When Francisca Kriel married J.F.(Jacobus François) Marais she adopted Cisca Marais as the name under which she acted in a number of films.
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Her contribution to South African Theatre and Film
She contributed to the performing arts in a variety of ways.
As stage actress
On the stage she appeared in Vrees, an Afrikaans adaptation of Rodney Ackland's play The Old Ladies, translated by J.F. Marais.
As film actress
She appeared in Donker Spore (Thomas Blok and J.F. Marais/1944), Paul Krüger (Werner Grünbauer/1956), Oupa for Sale (Richard Daneel/1968), Die onwettige huwelik (Mario Schiess/1970), Vinkel en Koljander (Roy Sargeant/1973)
In the film made by her husband and Thomas Blok (Donker Spore, 1944), she played the part of Elsie.
As screenwriter and designer
She wrote the story for Carel Trichardt's only film as director, Sononder (1971), and also assisted with costumes and props.
As book editor
Co-compiler, with François Marais, of the one-act play collection Debuut: Eenakters en hoorspele (1966)
Sources
Le Roux, André I. & Fourie, Lilla – Filmverlede: geskiedenis van die Suid-Afrikaanse speelfilm
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1293604/?ref_=fn_nm_nm_1
http://www.eggsa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=548345
http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za/sm300cv/smws/sm30ddf0?20140806101436B378046A&DN=00000015
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