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(1927-2007) Actor. *** Roles in ''[[Piekniek te Velde]]'' ([[The Space]], 197*),  ''[[Wooed and Viewed]]'' ([[The Space]], 197*), *** MORLEY, Fritz, Marilyn Bennett, , [[CAPAB]]'s ''[[The Mikado]]'' [[Gilbert & Sullivan]]’s, (Dir) [[Murray Dickie]] & [[Andy Gibson]], Designer:  [[Bruno Santini]], [[Evelyn Dalberg]], [[Aviva Pelham]], [[Marilyn Bennett]], [[Sally Presant]], [[Andrea Haller]], [[Manuel Escorcio]], ([[Christine Reynolds]]’s chorus)conductor:  [[Michael Tomaschek]]/ [[Terence Kern]], [[De Wet van Rooyen]], [[Henry Lankester]], [[John Eagar]], [[Miranda Kark]].
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[[Fitz Morley]] (1927-2007). Bilingual (English and [[Afrikaans]]) actor.
  
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== Biography ==
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Fitz Morley was born on 9 July 1927. He died unexpectedly in Cape Town shortly before his 80th birthday.
  
He was a founder member of [[CAPAB]] drama in 1963, beginning a 22-year career there. Equally at home in English and Afrikaans productions. Appeared in plays such as ''[[Becket]]'', ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'', ''[[Hond se Gedagte]]'', ''[[King Lear]]''. Played Sancho Panza in ''[[Man of la Mancha]]'' with [[Lawrence Folley]] as Don Quichote in November 1986.
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== Career ==
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He was a founder member of [[CAPAB]] drama in 1963, beginning a 22-year career there, equally at home in English and Afrikaans productions.
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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He appeared in plays such as Anouilh’s ''[[Becket ou l'Honneur de Dieu|Becket]]'' (1963),  ''[[The Idiot|Die Idioot]]'' by [[Dostoyevsky]], directed by [[Jo Gevers]] for [[CAPAB]] 1969, [[CAPAB]]'s ''[[The Mikado]]'', ''[[Wooed and Viewed]]'' ([[The Space]], 1974), ''[[Cyrano de Bergerac]]'', ''[[Dokter teen Wil en Dank]]'', ''[[Faan se Stasie]]'', ''[[Hansie die Hanslam]]'', ''[[Husse met Lang Ore]]'', ''[[Die Laaste Aand]]'', ''[[Die Loodswaaiers]]'', ''[[Mary Stuart|Maria Stuart]]'', ''[[Ons Hou Konsert]]'', ''[[Othello]]'', ''[[Richard III]]'', ''[[The Beggar's Opera]]'', ''[[My Fair Lady]]'', ''[[My Poor Marat]]'', ''[[A Phoenix too Frequent]]'', ''[[Picnic on the Battlefield|Piekniek te Velde]]'', ''[[Lappies die Lappiesmous]]'', ''[[Camelot]]'', ''[[The Idiot]]'', ''[[The Frogs]]'', ''[[Man of La Mancha]]'' (1986) as Sancho Panza, ''[[Kanna hy kô Hystoe]]'', ''[[Les Assassins Associés|Die Pantoffelmoordenaars]]'' (1972), ''[[Kings of Rok]]'', ''[['n Skip is Ons Beloof]]'', ''[[Sailor Beware!]]'', ''[[Trippe Trappe Tone]]'', ''[[La Puce à L'Oreille|Hond se Gedagte]]'' (1971), ''[[Tant Ralie se Losieshuis]]''.
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He directed ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest|Erns in Luim]]'' for [[PACOFS]] in 1968 and played in a [[CAPAB]] production of ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' in 1993.
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He directed and performed in ''[[Kleine Komödie|Geleende Vere]]''.
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He played in ''[[La Dame aux Camélias|Die Dame met die Kamelias]]'' in 1966 and directed a production of the play later that year in East London.
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
''Cape Times'', 28 Jun 2007.
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[[Cape Times]], 21 January 1969.
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Tribute by [[Fiona Chisholm]] published in ''[[Cape Times]]'', 28 Jun 2007.
  
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Theatre programmes of various productions.
  
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Latest revision as of 16:15, 17 January 2022

Fitz Morley (1927-2007). Bilingual (English and Afrikaans) actor.

Biography

Fitz Morley was born on 9 July 1927. He died unexpectedly in Cape Town shortly before his 80th birthday.

Career

He was a founder member of CAPAB drama in 1963, beginning a 22-year career there, equally at home in English and Afrikaans productions.

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

He appeared in plays such as Anouilh’s Becket (1963), Die Idioot by Dostoyevsky, directed by Jo Gevers for CAPAB 1969, CAPAB's The Mikado, Wooed and Viewed (The Space, 1974), Cyrano de Bergerac, Dokter teen Wil en Dank, Faan se Stasie, Hansie die Hanslam, Husse met Lang Ore, Die Laaste Aand, Die Loodswaaiers, Maria Stuart, Ons Hou Konsert, Othello, Richard III, The Beggar's Opera, My Fair Lady, My Poor Marat, A Phoenix too Frequent, Piekniek te Velde, Lappies die Lappiesmous, Camelot, The Idiot, The Frogs, Man of La Mancha (1986) as Sancho Panza, Kanna hy kô Hystoe, Die Pantoffelmoordenaars (1972), Kings of Rok, 'n Skip is Ons Beloof, Sailor Beware!, Trippe Trappe Tone, Hond se Gedagte (1971), Tant Ralie se Losieshuis.

He directed Erns in Luim for PACOFS in 1968 and played in a CAPAB production of The Importance of Being Earnest in 1993.

He directed and performed in Geleende Vere.

He played in Die Dame met die Kamelias in 1966 and directed a production of the play later that year in East London.

Sources

Cape Times, 21 January 1969.

Tribute by Fiona Chisholm published in Cape Times, 28 Jun 2007.

Theatre programmes of various productions.

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