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She married fellow actor [[James Bromley-Challenor]] (1884–1935)[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0149977/], . | She married fellow actor [[James Bromley-Challenor]] (1884–1935)[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0149977/], . | ||
| − | She and her husband appeared in the farce ''[[When Knights were Bold]]'' over 6000 times over the course of his lifetime. | + | She and her husband are said to have appeared in the farce ''[[When Knights were Bold]]'' over 6000 times over the course of his lifetime. |
She died in Bolton, Lancashire, in 1960. | She died in Bolton, Lancashire, in 1960. | ||
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==Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance== | ==Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance== | ||
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J.P. Wearing. 2014. ''The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel'', Rowman & Littlefield: p.5 [https://books.google.co.za/books?id=5vFEAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA5&lpg=PA5&dq=Marjorie+Bellairs&source=bl&ots=efQJvEKdIO&sig=ACfU3U3ErosTRcUalRCWIu9G0pZwmolDDw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwii5L6SrpXpAhWASBUIHdvZCRcQ6AEwDXoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=Marjorie%20Bellairs&f=false] | J.P. Wearing. 2014. ''The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel'', Rowman & Littlefield: p.5 [https://books.google.co.za/books?id=5vFEAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA5&lpg=PA5&dq=Marjorie+Bellairs&source=bl&ots=efQJvEKdIO&sig=ACfU3U3ErosTRcUalRCWIu9G0pZwmolDDw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwii5L6SrpXpAhWASBUIHdvZCRcQ6AEwDXoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=Marjorie%20Bellairs&f=false] | ||
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| + | [[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.) | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:35, 2 May 2020
Marjorie Bellairs ()[] was a British actress
Born Emily R. Woodward
Contents
Biography
She married fellow actor James Bromley-Challenor (1884–1935)[1], .
She and her husband are said to have appeared in the farce When Knights were Bold over 6000 times over the course of his lifetime.
She died in Bolton, Lancashire, in 1960.
Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance
In 1915 or 1916 they took the James Bromley-Challenor theatrical company on a tour of South Africa, the cast including her husband, herself, and Norah Sturdee.
Sources
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0149977/bio
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0149977/
E-mail correspondence with Nick Jackson about Norah Sturdee and the South African tour (1 May 2020).
http://www.robertbuchanan.co.uk/html/knightsrev2.html
Obituary, The Argus, Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, 19 Dec 1935: p.12
J.P. Wearing. 2014. The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel, Rowman & Littlefield: p.5 [2]
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
Go to the ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to ESAT Personalities B
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
