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| − | [[Dora Sowden]] ( | + | [[Dora Sowden]] (1907-1999). Music and film critic. |
| + | == Biography == | ||
Born Dora Levitt in Johannesburg, she was a Wits Alumna, BA 1926, Honours in 1927 and awarded her Master of Arts in 1930. | Born Dora Levitt in Johannesburg, she was a Wits Alumna, BA 1926, Honours in 1927 and awarded her Master of Arts in 1930. | ||
| − | She was the music and film critic of the ''Rand Daily Mail'' and she was married to [[Lewis Sowden]]. | + | She was the music and film critic of the ''[[Rand Daily Mail]]'' and she was married to [[Lewis Sowden]]. After she was widowed she left South Africa for Israel in 1966. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. | [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. | ||
| − | ''The Citizen'', 3 September 1999. | + | Tribute written by Michael J. Hobson, Performing Arts Administration [[Wits]] University, published in ''[[The Citizen]]'', 3 September 1999. |
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| + | == Return to == | ||
Return to [[ESAT Personalities S]] | Return to [[ESAT Personalities S]] | ||
Revision as of 14:06, 23 October 2019
Dora Sowden (1907-1999). Music and film critic.
Biography
Born Dora Levitt in Johannesburg, she was a Wits Alumna, BA 1926, Honours in 1927 and awarded her Master of Arts in 1930.
She was the music and film critic of the Rand Daily Mail and she was married to Lewis Sowden. After she was widowed she left South Africa for Israel in 1966.
Sources
Tucker, 1997.
Tribute written by Michael J. Hobson, Performing Arts Administration Wits University, published in The Citizen, 3 September 1999.
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