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[[Kendrew Lascelles]] (1935-) [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendrew_Lascelles]. English-born actor, comedian, mime, musician, writer.
 
[[Kendrew Lascelles]] (1935-) [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendrew_Lascelles]. English-born actor, comedian, mime, musician, writer.
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==Biography==
  
 
He spent his youth and young childhood in South Africa, then - in 1960 - moved to the USA.
 
He spent his youth and young childhood in South Africa, then - in 1960 - moved to the USA.
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Roles in ''[[Irma la Douce]]'' (1958), ''[[Wait a Minim!]]'' (he also did the choreography), ''[[The Fantasticks]]'', ''[[Platonic Nymph]]''.
 
Roles in ''[[Irma la Douce]]'' (1958), ''[[Wait a Minim!]]'' (he also did the choreography), ''[[The Fantasticks]]'', ''[[Platonic Nymph]]''.
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He wrote a few plays featuring an African dimension, including ''[[The Trophy Hunters]]'', ''[[Exclusive Circles]]'' and ''[[Blood Oasis]]''.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.
 
Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
  
 
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Kendrew Lascelles (1935-) [1]. English-born actor, comedian, mime, musician, writer.

Biography

He spent his youth and young childhood in South Africa, then - in 1960 - moved to the USA.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Roles in Irma la Douce (1958), Wait a Minim! (he also did the choreography), The Fantasticks, Platonic Nymph.

He wrote a few plays featuring an African dimension, including The Trophy Hunters, Exclusive Circles and Blood Oasis.

Sources

Gillian van der Heijden. 2011. Kendrew Lascelles. Selected Works. A Biographical, Thematic and Stylistic Introduction. Unpublished MA thesis, University of Kwazulu-Natal (Durban)

Various entries in the NELM catalogue.

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