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| − | DEKKER, Ben | + | DEKKER, Ben Dekker (1941-) is an actor, artist, activist and politician. *** |
| + | Born Benito Adolf Bekker , but generally known as Ben Dekker, he studied philosophy and fine art at Rhodes University. Did a masters degree at UCT before turning to acting. | ||
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| + | Worked at [[Space Theatre|The Space]] in the early 1970s, with roles in ''[[Gilgamesh]]'' and ''[[Othello Slegs Blankes]]''. He did designs for ''[[Egoli: City of Gold]]'' by [[Matsemela Manaka]] ([[Soyikwa Theatre]], 1979), **. Acted in a number of Afrikaans television dramas, English and Afrikaans films and radio dramas. Also writes short stories and poetry, and sculpts. Became notorious/famous in the early 1980’s for opposing the legendary Sir De Villiers Graaff for a parliamentary seat. In 1980 moved to a cave in Port St Johns and has lived there ever since. He has toured Africa from corner to corner, mostly on foot. | ||
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| + | ==Sources== | ||
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| + | Toffoli and Silber, 1989, | ||
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| + | Astbury, 1979 | ||
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| + | www.go.co.za/2004/10/28/features/ben.html. | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | ==Return to== | ||
Return to [[ESAT Personalities D]] | Return to [[ESAT Personalities D]] | ||
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]] | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
Return to [[Main Page]] | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Revision as of 06:30, 12 February 2016
DEKKER, Ben Dekker (1941-) is an actor, artist, activist and politician. ***
Born Benito Adolf Bekker , but generally known as Ben Dekker, he studied philosophy and fine art at Rhodes University. Did a masters degree at UCT before turning to acting.
Worked at The Space in the early 1970s, with roles in Gilgamesh and Othello Slegs Blankes. He did designs for Egoli: City of Gold by Matsemela Manaka (Soyikwa Theatre, 1979), **. Acted in a number of Afrikaans television dramas, English and Afrikaans films and radio dramas. Also writes short stories and poetry, and sculpts. Became notorious/famous in the early 1980’s for opposing the legendary Sir De Villiers Graaff for a parliamentary seat. In 1980 moved to a cave in Port St Johns and has lived there ever since. He has toured Africa from corner to corner, mostly on foot.
[TH]
Sources
Toffoli and Silber, 1989,
Astbury, 1979
www.go.co.za/2004/10/28/features/ben.html.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to ESAT Personalities D
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
