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[[James Lodge]] (1915-1995) was a journalist and dramatist. | [[James Lodge]] (1915-1995) was a journalist and dramatist. | ||
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| + | He was married to [[Ruth Liebenstein]] Walder | ||
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
Revision as of 15:34, 17 November 2025
James Lodge (1915-1995) was a journalist and dramatist.
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Biography
He was married to Ruth Liebenstein Walder
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
After working full-time as a journalist and editor with first the Pretoria News and then the Cape Argus, Lodge was once considered a very promising writer on the strength especially of his four full-length plays, Andromeda, Earthquake, Strawberry Love and Investigation into the Death of a Greek. However, having written these when already in retirement, he never quite fulfilled his promise. He is also the author of two one-act plays: Have a Heart, Mrs. Dove! (1970) and The Frightened King (1970).
Sources
Sydney Paul Gosher. 1988. A Historical and Critical Survey of the South African One-act Play Written in English. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Pretoria: University of South Africa.
Playscripts and other material held by NELM in various locations, including a photocopy of his obituary published in the Cape Argus on 4.10.1995.
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