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[[J.M. Belinfante]] (fl. 1860s-1880s) was a [[Dutch]] speaking citizen of Cape Town, and an amateur playwright and actor.  
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[[J.M. Belinfante]] (fl. 1860s-1880s) was a [[Dutch]] speaking publisher, amateur playwright and actor.  
  
 
== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
  
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He was the owner of a [[Dutch]] bookshop and publishing business in Cape Town. Inter alia he started a short-lived local newspaper, ''Het Afrikaansche Familieblad'' in the late 1860s. 
  
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
  
A member of the Cape Town based [[rederijkerskamer]] called [[Aurora|Aurora II]] (1866-1887), he both acted for them and wrote some [[Dutch]] plays, including ''[[De Ster van het Noorden]]'' (1872),  ''[[De Diamanten der Kroon]]'' (1873),
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A member of the Cape Town based [[rederijkerskamer]] called [[Aurora|Aurora II]] (1866-1887), he both acted for them and wrote a few [[Dutch]] plays, including ''[[De Ster van het Noorden]]'' (1872),  ''[[De Diamanten der Kroon]]'' (1873),
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Revision as of 06:34, 6 September 2021

J.M. Belinfante (fl. 1860s-1880s) was a Dutch speaking publisher, amateur playwright and actor.

Biography

He was the owner of a Dutch bookshop and publishing business in Cape Town. Inter alia he started a short-lived local newspaper, Het Afrikaansche Familieblad in the late 1860s.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

A member of the Cape Town based rederijkerskamer called Aurora II (1866-1887), he both acted for them and wrote a few Dutch plays, including De Ster van het Noorden (1872), De Diamanten der Kroon (1873),

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 34, 37, 41-2, 441, 457-460, 467,-8

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