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| − | [[Beryl Gordon]] ( | + | Beryl Gordon refers to two individuals: |
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| + | * the actress [[Beryl Gordon]] (?-) | ||
| + | * the writer/editor [[Beryl Gordon]], wife of writer [[Harry Bloom]] | ||
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| + | =[[Beryl Gordon]] (?-). Actress.= | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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She also starred in Jean Anouilh’s ''[[Antigone]]'' (the [[Arena Theatre Company]], 1956), Shaw’s ''[[Caesar and Cleopatra]]'' ([[Alexander Theatre]], 1960), in ''[[A Winter Vacation]]'' (1970) and in ''[[Deathtrap]]'' as “Myra” for [[Pieter Toerien]] (1978). | She also starred in Jean Anouilh’s ''[[Antigone]]'' (the [[Arena Theatre Company]], 1956), Shaw’s ''[[Caesar and Cleopatra]]'' ([[Alexander Theatre]], 1960), in ''[[A Winter Vacation]]'' (1970) and in ''[[Deathtrap]]'' as “Myra” for [[Pieter Toerien]] (1978). | ||
| + | =[[Beryl Gordon]] (1921-2009). Writer.= | ||
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| + | ==Biography== | ||
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| + | She was married in 1940 to Harry Bloom and they had three children together. They divorced in 1963 when he left South Africa for England. | ||
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| + | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
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| + | She wrote the lyrics for the musical, ''[[Mr Paljas]]''. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
[[SACD]] 1977/78; 1979/80. | [[SACD]] 1977/78; 1979/80. | ||
Revision as of 18:32, 17 October 2026
Beryl Gordon refers to two individuals:
- the actress Beryl Gordon (?-)
- the writer/editor Beryl Gordon, wife of writer Harry Bloom
Contents
Beryl Gordon (?-). Actress.
Biography
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Performed in Sis at the Arena Theatre
She also starred in Jean Anouilh’s Antigone (the Arena Theatre Company, 1956), Shaw’s Caesar and Cleopatra (Alexander Theatre, 1960), in A Winter Vacation (1970) and in Deathtrap as “Myra” for Pieter Toerien (1978).
Beryl Gordon (1921-2009). Writer.
Biography
She was married in 1940 to Harry Bloom and they had three children together. They divorced in 1963 when he left South Africa for England.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
She wrote the lyrics for the musical, Mr Paljas.
Sources
SACD 1977/78; 1979/80.
Tucker, 1997.
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