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HEPBURN, Shirley. (19*-) Actress. ** Performed in ''[[The Light of Heart]]'' by Emlyn Williams for the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|REPS]] in 1943. Directed by [[Taubie Kushlick]]. She starred in Sandy Wilson’s ''[[The Boy Friend]]'' which was staged at the [[Brooke Theatre]] in May 1957. Also starring [[June Hern]], [[Ivan Berold]], [[Maureen Adair]] and [[Bruce Anderson]] with sets and costumes by [[Pamela Lewis]] and [[Heather MacDonald Rouse]], and piano played by [[Gertrude Walsh]], who also conducted. She played the title role in ''[[Auntie Mame]]'', [[Jerome Lawrence]] and [[Robert E. Lee]]’s adaptation of Patrick Dennis’s book which [[Taubie Kushlick]] directed at the [[Brooke Theatre|Brooke]] in 1965. [[Adam Leslie]] did costumes. She had a daughter [[Moonyeen Lee]]. * **(Tucker, 1997)
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[[Shirley Hepburn]] (19*-) was an actress.  
  
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== Biography ==
  
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Her daughter is the agent [[Moonyeenn Lee]].
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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Performed in ''[[The Light of Heart]]'' by [[Emlyn Williams]] for the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|REPS]] in 1943. Other productions include ''[[They Came to a City]]'', ''[[Laura]]'', ''[[Life With Father]]'', ''[[The Corn is Green]]'', all in the 1940s for the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society]].
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She starred in Sandy Wilson’s ''[[The Boy Friend]]'' which was staged at the [[Brooke Theatre]] in May 1957.
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She played the title role in ''[[Auntie Mame]]'', Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s adaptation of Patrick Dennis’s book which [[Taubie Kushlick]] directed at the [[Brooke Theatre|Brooke]] in 1965. [[Adam Leslie]] did costumes.
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== Sources ==
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[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997: pp. 20, 107, 205.
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Latest revision as of 15:01, 12 July 2017

Shirley Hepburn (19*-) was an actress.

Biography

Her daughter is the agent Moonyeenn Lee.

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

Performed in The Light of Heart by Emlyn Williams for the REPS in 1943. Other productions include They Came to a City, Laura, Life With Father, The Corn is Green, all in the 1940s for the Johannesburg Repertory Society.

She starred in Sandy Wilson’s The Boy Friend which was staged at the Brooke Theatre in May 1957.

She played the title role in Auntie Mame, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s adaptation of Patrick Dennis’s book which Taubie Kushlick directed at the Brooke in 1965. Adam Leslie did costumes.

Sources

Tucker, 1997: pp. 20, 107, 205.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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