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| − | (1907- | + | (1907-1967) Afrikaans actor, comedian, singer and pianist. Born Frederick Louis Benjamin Burgers in Johannesburg, he worked for Crown Mines from 1928 till his retirement, ultimately becoming a mine surveyor. However he was nationally famous as an entertainer, notably as a partner to [[Al Debbo]], with whom he made more than 20 films 1946 and 1964, and did numerous stage shows. |
| − | Among | + | Among his best known films were: |
''[[Kom saam vanaand]]'' ("Come along tonight") | ''[[Kom saam vanaand]]'' ("Come along tonight") | ||
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''[[Fratse in die vloot]]'' ("Pranks in the navy") | ''[[Fratse in die vloot]]'' ("Pranks in the navy") | ||
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| + | Piet my Niggie, 1964 | ||
| + | En die Vonke Spat, 1961 | ||
| + | Oupa en die Plaasnooientjie, 1960 | ||
| + | Piet se tante, 1959 | ||
| + | Fratse in die vloot, 1958 | ||
| + | Dis Lekker om te Lewe, 1957 | ||
| + | Matieland, 1955 | ||
| + | ’n Plan is ’n Boerdery, 1954 | ||
| + | Altyd in my drome (rolprent), 1952 | ||
| + | Alles sal regkom, 1951 | ||
| + | Hier’s ons weer, 1950 | ||
| + | Kom saam, vanaand, 1949 | ||
| + | Die wildsboudjie, 1946 | ||
| + | Die Skerpioen, 1946 | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 17:35, 5 October 2013
(1907-1967) Afrikaans actor, comedian, singer and pianist. Born Frederick Louis Benjamin Burgers in Johannesburg, he worked for Crown Mines from 1928 till his retirement, ultimately becoming a mine surveyor. However he was nationally famous as an entertainer, notably as a partner to Al Debbo, with whom he made more than 20 films 1946 and 1964, and did numerous stage shows.
Among his best known films were:
Kom saam vanaand ("Come along tonight")
Hier's ons weer ("Here we are again")
Alles sal regkom ("Everthing will turn out right")
Fratse in die vloot ("Pranks in the navy")
Piet my Niggie, 1964 En die Vonke Spat, 1961 Oupa en die Plaasnooientjie, 1960 Piet se tante, 1959 Fratse in die vloot, 1958 Dis Lekker om te Lewe, 1957 Matieland, 1955 ’n Plan is ’n Boerdery, 1954 Altyd in my drome (rolprent), 1952 Alles sal regkom, 1951 Hier’s ons weer, 1950 Kom saam, vanaand, 1949 Die wildsboudjie, 1946 Die Skerpioen, 1946
Sources
http://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederik_Burgers
Van Delen 1991.
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