Richard Daneel

Richard Daneel (1922-2003) was a stage and film actor and director, and a well known mime-artist.

Biography

Born Richard van Heerden Daneel,

He was a contemporary of, and studied mime under Decroux with the internationally well known Marcel Marceau[1] (1923-2007).

He was married to Tjoekie Laubscher, who had been a dancer in the Teda de Moor contemporary dance company in the early 1950s.

Died tragically on the set of a film he was directing, when a light aircraft hit him while setting up the shot.

Contribution to South African Theatre, film, media and performance

On stage

As actor:

He had a role in the NTO production of Mag ek Saamspeel? in 1959.

As director:

Productions include The Chairs (Ionesco) which he translated and directed for National Theatre Organisation in the NTO Kamertoneel (1959), Comoedia (a mime programme for NTO, 1960), Jean Anouilh’s Romeo and Jeanette for PACT (1963), Kiss Me, Kate (1967) ***

In film

As actor:

Die Rebel (1976), Pressure Burst (1971), Seven Against the Sun (1964), Jy's Lieflik Vanaand (1962) and Stropers van die Laeveld (1962).

As director:

Stadig oor die Klippe (1969), Vrolike Vrydag die 13de (1969), and Oupa for Sale (1968).

As writer

Adapted and wrote the script for Vrolike Vrydag 13de (1969)

Sources

https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Daneel

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1291803/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/35891355@N03/3318881286/

Rinie Stead, 1985b

Howard Charles Thomas "Personal Memories of Fiddler on the Roof", 1 March 2010[2]

Press clipping from an unidentified source entitled Daneel - a man of great talent, being an obituary for Richard Daneel written by Percy Baneshik, held by NELM: [Collection: ASCH, Valda]: 2005. 65. 4. 32.

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