Difference between revisions of "Fats Bookholane"
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| − | He started on stage as a member of the [[Serpent Players]], starring in works such as [[Athol Fugard]]'s [[The Blood Knot]], (directed by [[Benjy Francis]], | + | He started on stage as a member of the [[Serpent Players]], starring in works such as [[Athol Fugard]]'s ''[[The Blood Knot]]'', (directed by [[Benjy Francis]], [[Upstairs at the Market]], 1976), ''[[Hamlet]]'' ([[Glass Theatre]] 1982), ''[[Night of the Long Wake]]'' by [[Dukuza ka Macu]] (The [[Dhlomo Theatre]], 1983), ''[[The Blacks]]'' ([[PACT]] 1989), ''[[The Mighty Gents]]'' ([[Market Theatre]]), ''[[Hallelujah!]]'' (2000)' |
| − | In the 1970s he also moved on to film and TV. Films include ''[[The Wild Geese]]'' (1978), ''[[Cry, The Beloved Country]]'' (1995), ''[[Legend of the Hidden City]]'' (1997), ''[[Chikin Biznis]]'' (1998), ''[[Mr Bones]]'' (2001), ''[[Stander]]'' (2003) and ''[[The Wooden Camera]]'' (2003). TV roles in '' | + | In the 1970s he also moved on to film and TV. Films include ''[[The Wild Geese]]'' (1978), ''[[Cry, The Beloved Country]]'' (1995), ''[[Legend of the Hidden City]]'' (1997), ''[[Chikin Biznis]]'' (1998), ''[[Mr Bones]]'' (2001), ''[[Stander]]'' (2003) and ''[[The Wooden Camera]]'' (2003). TV roles in ''Soul City'' (as Baba D) and ''Muvhango''. |
== Awards, etc == | == Awards, etc == | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 335. | [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 335. | ||
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| + | [[NELM]] catalogue. | ||
Revision as of 18:32, 4 February 2017
Fats Bookholane (born circa 1932) Actor.
Contents
Biography
Youth
Training
Career
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He started on stage as a member of the Serpent Players, starring in works such as Athol Fugard's The Blood Knot, (directed by Benjy Francis, Upstairs at the Market, 1976), Hamlet (Glass Theatre 1982), Night of the Long Wake by Dukuza ka Macu (The Dhlomo Theatre, 1983), The Blacks (PACT 1989), The Mighty Gents (Market Theatre), Hallelujah! (2000)'
In the 1970s he also moved on to film and TV. Films include The Wild Geese (1978), Cry, The Beloved Country (1995), Legend of the Hidden City (1997), Chikin Biznis (1998), Mr Bones (2001), Stander (2003) and The Wooden Camera (2003). TV roles in Soul City (as Baba D) and Muvhango.
Awards, etc
Fats Bookholane won Best Male Actor for his role in the film Chikin Biznis at the Fespaco (Festival Panafricaine du Cinema a Ouagadougou) awards ceremony in 1999.
Sources
Tucker, 1997. 335.
NELM catalogue.
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