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| − | ( | + | [[Donald Swanson]] (1920-). Film director and producer. Owner/director of [[Swan Film Productions Ltd]]. |
== His films == | == His films == | ||
| + | He participated in a network of documentary and colonial filmmakers in the late 1940s and early 1950s, first in Gaumont-British Instructional (GBI) and subsequently in African Film Productions (AFP). | ||
| + | two colonial films that Swanson scripted and directed, ''[[Chisoko the African]]'' (1949) and ''[[Mau Mau]]'' (1954). | ||
| + | ''[[African Jim]]'' (1949), ''[[Lokval in Venesië]]'', ''[[The Magic Garden]]'' (1951) (aka: ''[[The Pennywhistle Blues]]''). | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | Bosman, 1928: p 63. | ||
| − | + | ''Journal of Southern African Studies'', 39(3):701-719. | |
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Revision as of 07:52, 20 July 2020
Donald Swanson (1920-). Film director and producer. Owner/director of Swan Film Productions Ltd.
His films
He participated in a network of documentary and colonial filmmakers in the late 1940s and early 1950s, first in Gaumont-British Instructional (GBI) and subsequently in African Film Productions (AFP).
two colonial films that Swanson scripted and directed, Chisoko the African (1949) and Mau Mau (1954).
African Jim (1949), Lokval in Venesië, The Magic Garden (1951) (aka: The Pennywhistle Blues).
Sources
Bosman, 1928: p 63.
Journal of Southern African Studies, 39(3):701-719.
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