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Born [[Hélène Pienaar]] in Somerset West, as the daughter of rev. P.J. Pienaar en Henriette Pienaar, she trained as a primary school teacher at the [[University of Cape Town]] and taught for about three years. She then returned to university to to study speech and drama and then joined the [[SABC]], where she tended to be the presenter of [[Afrikaans]] children's radio programmes and became known as the "Tannie van die Kinderhoekie" ("aunt of the children's corner"). She had to compile and present virtually every programme herself. Suitable material being rather scarce, she thus became an author, writing material for the programmes as well as other works. | Born [[Hélène Pienaar]] in Somerset West, as the daughter of rev. P.J. Pienaar en Henriette Pienaar, she trained as a primary school teacher at the [[University of Cape Town]] and taught for about three years. She then returned to university to to study speech and drama and then joined the [[SABC]], where she tended to be the presenter of [[Afrikaans]] children's radio programmes and became known as the "Tannie van die Kinderhoekie" ("aunt of the children's corner"). She had to compile and present virtually every programme herself. Suitable material being rather scarce, she thus became an author, writing material for the programmes as well as other works. | ||
| − | She then met and married [[Andries | + | She then met and married [[Andries de Klerk]], also a dramatist and later Provincial Secretary for the Cape Province, and retired from the [[SABC]], to write and raise their three daughters. |
| − | She passed away on 4 December 1979 in Cape Town. | + | She passed away on 4 December 1979 in Cape Town. |
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
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Hélène Pienaar-De Klerk (19??-1979) was an Afrikaans actress, playwright and director.
Also known as Hélène de Klerk.
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Biography
Born Hélène Pienaar in Somerset West, as the daughter of rev. P.J. Pienaar en Henriette Pienaar, she trained as a primary school teacher at the University of Cape Town and taught for about three years. She then returned to university to to study speech and drama and then joined the SABC, where she tended to be the presenter of Afrikaans children's radio programmes and became known as the "Tannie van die Kinderhoekie" ("aunt of the children's corner"). She had to compile and present virtually every programme herself. Suitable material being rather scarce, she thus became an author, writing material for the programmes as well as other works.
She then met and married Andries de Klerk, also a dramatist and later Provincial Secretary for the Cape Province, and retired from the SABC, to write and raise their three daughters.
She passed away on 4 December 1979 in Cape Town.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
was ’n Afrikaanse aktrise en dramaturg wat veral bekendheid verwerf het vir haar skrywerk vir kinders. Sy was getroud met die skrywer en dramaturg Andries de Klerk.
Started in Pretoria [with Volksteater?*], then moved to Cape Town [with K.A.T.?*].
Married As aktrise speel sy in toneelstukke in Kaapstad en ook in Pretoria, terwyl sy ook in radioprogramme optree. Van haar rolle sluit in die hoofrol in die opvoering van Liefdesvuur deur die Kaapstadse Afrikaanse Toneelvereniging. Vir die Eisteddfod verwerk sy liedere uit Engels en Duits in Afrikaans.to the writer and playwright A.J.B. de Klerk ()[] and they had three children.
Author of a number of plays, including Die Ring (with Andries de Klerk, 1944), In ‘n Ou Kaapse Tuin (1952), Marionet aan die Muur (1963), Dienie Speel Toneel, Ko-ee, Die Ongebore Dag and As die Klok Twaalfuur Slaan.
She co-authored the script of the TV Drama Die Koster with Kobus Louw in 1968 (billed as Helene de Klerk).
She directed and acted in Liefdesvuur in 1945.
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