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[[John Springett]] (circa 1919-2002). Actor and former drama producer for the [[SABC]]'s English Services. | [[John Springett]] (circa 1919-2002). Actor and former drama producer for the [[SABC]]'s English Services. | ||
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| + | == Biography == | ||
| + | He died in Cape Town in January 2002 at the age of 82. | ||
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
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| − | Tribute written by [[Fiona Chisholm]], published in ''[[Cape Times]]'', 11 | + | Tribute written by [[Fiona Chisholm]], published in ''[[Cape Times]]'', 11 January 2002. |
[[NELM]]: [Collection: BROWN, James Ambrose]: 1982. 52. 139. 1. | [[NELM]]: [Collection: BROWN, James Ambrose]: 1982. 52. 139. 1. | ||
Latest revision as of 11:40, 3 April 2018
John Springett (circa 1919-2002). Actor and former drama producer for the SABC's English Services.
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Biography
He died in Cape Town in January 2002 at the age of 82.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He has appeared on stage in Double Indemnity and Whose Life is it Anyway? and he directed Wholly Matrimony. The English-born actor's last stage role was in the 1999 production of As You Like It at Maynardville. He gave a superb performance as Adam, the octogenarian servant of the Duke.
The Clifford Halifax papers: the private memoirs of a Victorian doctor [radio play] by James Ambrose Brown. A series of 8 30-minute plays directed by John Springett.
Sources
Tribute written by Fiona Chisholm, published in Cape Times, 11 January 2002.
NELM: [Collection: BROWN, James Ambrose]: 1982. 52. 139. 1.
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