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| − | LAITE, Harold J. (19**-) Playwright and Journalist(?*). A member of [[W. Arthur Sewell|W.A. Sewell]]'s [[Garrick Club]] in Cape Town | + | LAITE, Harold J. (19**-) Playwright and Journalist(?*). A member of [[W. Arthur Sewell|W.A. Sewell]]'s [[Garrick Club]] in Cape Town. |
| − | Return to [[ESAT Personalities L]] | + | == Biography == |
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| + | === Training === | ||
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| + | === Career === | ||
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| + | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| + | He wrote the play ''[[By Order of the Governor]]'' in 1947. | ||
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| + | Author of the one-act plays in English, including ''[[Check-Mate]]'', ''[[The Fourth Estate]]'', ''[[The Judgement of Cornelis Pienaar]]'', ''[[The Master Gamester]]'', ''[[Playthings]]'', ''[[Postage Stamps]]'' and ''[[Pro-Consul]]''. All published in ''Seven One-Act Plays'' (Cape Town: Citadel Press, 1956). | ||
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| + | He wrote the three-act play ''[[King of Diamonds]] about Cecil John Rhodes and Barney Barnato, published by Pioneer in Cape Town in the 1950s and first presented at the Labia Theatre, Cape Town, 1953. | ||
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| + | == Awards, etc == | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[ESAT Personalities L]] | ||
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]] | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
Return to [[Main Page]] | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Revision as of 18:03, 30 October 2015
LAITE, Harold J. (19**-) Playwright and Journalist(?*). A member of W.A. Sewell's Garrick Club in Cape Town.
Contents
Biography
Youth
Training
Career
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He wrote the play By Order of the Governor in 1947.
Author of the one-act plays in English, including Check-Mate, The Fourth Estate, The Judgement of Cornelis Pienaar, The Master Gamester, Playthings, Postage Stamps and Pro-Consul. All published in Seven One-Act Plays (Cape Town: Citadel Press, 1956).
He wrote the three-act play King of Diamonds about Cecil John Rhodes and Barney Barnato, published by Pioneer in Cape Town in the 1950s and first presented at the Labia Theatre, Cape Town, 1953.
Awards, etc
Sources
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to ESAT Personalities L
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
