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| − | [[C. de Wet Marais]] (1903 – d. 12/01/1972) was a pharmacist, translator and an occasional actor.
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| − | Also found as [[Christiaan de Wet Marais]].
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| − | == Biography ==
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| − | Born [[Christiaan de Wet Marais]] on 11 September 1903, he later became a pharmacist, for a while in resident in Bloemfontein, later in Braamfontein,Johannesburg.
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| − | In 1936 Marais married the Dutch-born [[Anna Christina Snoek]] (1903-1941), who had appeared on the stage with him in the Bloemfontein production of ''[[Joan Woutersz]]''.
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| − | He died in 1972 and he and his wife are buried in the Braamfontein Cemetery.
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| − | ==Contributions to South African theatre, film, media and performance==
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| − | He appears to have been an avid theatre and film enthusiast, both acting in plays and films and and translating dramatic works.
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| − | While living in Bloemfontein, he was for a while associated with [[Die Hanekoms se Toneelskool]], which had been established in 1932, and performed in some plays for them no doubt. A specific example was the five act drama ''[[Joan Woutersz]]'' by the [[Dutch]] dramatist Hendrik Jan Schimmel ()[], which was performed in the [[Grand Theatre]] in Bloemfontein in 1933 as part of the Orange Free State's contribution to the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the birth of William of Orange in the Netherlands. The play was produced by [[Willem Frederik Mondriaan]], a Dutch-born journalist and the brother of the great modernist painter Piet Mondriaan, with [[Christiaan de Wet Marais]] in the leading role, and a cast that also featured Marais's future wife.
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| − | He translated the play ''[[Three Wise Fools]]'' by Austin Strong into Afrikaans and as ''[[Die Drie Wyse Dwase]]'' it was produced by [[Johanna van Vuuren]] by the [[Kaapstadse Afrikaanse Toneelvereniging]] at the [[Afrikaner Koffiehuis]].
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| − | The following year he played the role of Willem Adriaan van der Stel in the film ''[[Die Bou van ‘n Nasie]]'' ([[Joseph Albrecht]]/[[Andries A. Pienaar]]).
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| − | In 1946 he appeared on the stage in the [[Emlyn Williams]] adaptation of Turgenev’s ''[[A Month in the Country]]''. It had an illustrious cast and was staged at the [[Standard Theatre]] in Johannesburg and the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in Cape Town. He also acted in three more films: ''[[Pinkie se Erfenis]]'' (Pierre de Wet/1946), ''[[Geboortegrond]]'' (''Pierre de Wet''/1946) and ''[[Pantoffel-regering]]'' ([[Ronald Brantford]]/1947).
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | ''[[South African Opinion]]'', 3(4):23
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| − | ''[[Trek]]'', 11(3):18, 1946.
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| − | Binge, L.W.B. - Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950) (1969)
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| − | http://docplayer.nl/34996739-Willem-frederik-mondriaan-n-biografiese-skets-deur-jan-karel-bosch-1.html
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| − | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5367015/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
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