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Geoffrey Sumner (1908-1989) [1] was a British comic actor.

Born on 20 November 1908 in Ilfracombe, Devon

He appeared in a number of films and was a commentator for British Movietone News.

He passed away on 29 September 1989 on Alderney in the Channel Islands.

He visited South Africa to appear in The Jockey Club Stakes (1971-1972) at the Academy Theatre and returned in 1979 he did There Goes the Bride and Doctor on the Boil (directed by Rex Garner) at the Academy Theatre.

Tucker, 1997. p.375.

Theatre programme (The Jockey Club Stakes) held by NELM: CAMPBELL Location: [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 33. 60

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-[[Geoffrey Sumner]] (1908-1989) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Sumner]. British actor.
+[[Geoffrey Sumner]] (1908-1989) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Sumner] was a British comic actor.
+==Biography==
+Born on 20 November 1908 in Ilfracombe, Devon
+He appeared in a number of films and was a commentator for ''British Movietone News''.
+He passed away on 29 September 1989 on Alderney in the Channel Islands.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-He starred in ''[[The Jockey Club Stakes]]'' (1971-1972). at the [[Academy Theatre]] and in ''[[Doctor on the Boil]]'', directed by [[Rex Garner]], also at the [[Academy Theatre]] in 1979.
+He visited South Africa to appear in ''[[The Jockey Club Stakes]]'' (1971-1972) at the [[Academy Theatre]] and returned in 1979 he did ''[[There Goes the Bride]]'' and ''[[Doctor on the Boil]]'' (directed by [[Rex Garner]]) at the [[Academy Theatre]].
 == Sources ==
+https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Sumner
 [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. p.375.
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