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| − | (1932-2005). Expatriate South African dramatist, short-story writer and journalist. Born in Pietersburg, he was a contributor to Drum magazine before taking up a post with the BBC in London in 1958. | + | [[Arthur Maimane]] (1932-2005) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Maimane]. Expatriate South African dramatist, short-story writer and journalist. |
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| + | == Biography == | ||
| + | Born in Polokwane (then Pietersburg}, he was a contributor to ''[[Drum]]'' magazine before taking up a post with the BBC in London in 1958. | ||
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| + | Arthur was the author of the one-act plays ''[[The Opportunity]]'' (1968), ''[[The Prosecution]]'', ''[[Where the Sun Shines]]'' and ''[[The Hammer and the Nail]]''. | ||
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| + | His post apartheid full-length play called ''[[Hang on in There, Nelson]]'' was performed in 1996 at the [[Windybrow Theatre]] in Johannesburg and the [[State Theatre]] in Pretoria. | ||
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| + | He wrote the long running series about a detective called “the Chief”, in the style of American crime writers under the pseudonym “Arthur Mogale”, published in ''[[Drum]]'' in the early 1950s. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | + | [[ESAT Bibliography Gl-Go|Gosher]], 1988. [JH] | |
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| + | ''South African History Online'' [https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/arthur-maimane]. | ||
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| + | Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue. | ||
| + | == Return to == | ||
Return to [[ESAT Personalities M]] | Return to [[ESAT Personalities M]] | ||
Revision as of 16:32, 8 June 2018
Arthur Maimane (1932-2005) [1]. Expatriate South African dramatist, short-story writer and journalist.
Biography
Born in Polokwane (then Pietersburg}, he was a contributor to Drum magazine before taking up a post with the BBC in London in 1958.
Arthur was the author of the one-act plays The Opportunity (1968), The Prosecution, Where the Sun Shines and The Hammer and the Nail.
His post apartheid full-length play called Hang on in There, Nelson was performed in 1996 at the Windybrow Theatre in Johannesburg and the State Theatre in Pretoria.
He wrote the long running series about a detective called “the Chief”, in the style of American crime writers under the pseudonym “Arthur Mogale”, published in Drum in the early 1950s.
Sources
Gosher, 1988. [JH]
South African History Online [2].
Various entries in the NELM catalogue.
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