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| − | (b. Margate, Kent, **/**/1867 – d. South Africa, **/**/1948). British-born actress. Florence Creagh, born Florence Elizabeth Denty, was a British actress who appeared on the stage in such plays as ''A Fast Life'' (1900) at the Pavilion Theatre in Edinburgh and in ''Daddy’s Boy'' at the Empire Theatre in Mossley. She married actor/writer Dick Cruikshanks in 1900 and, according to The Stage Year Book of 1911, the couple were both members of The Sketch Association. They probably came out to South Africa together to work for [[African Film Prodctions]] and she appeared in a number of their films, some directed by her husband: [[The Water Cure]] ([[B.F. Clinton]]/1916), [[A Border Scourge]] ([[Ralph Kimpton]] & [[Joseph Albrecht]]/1917), [[The Piccanin’s Christmas]] ([[Dick Cruikshanks]] & [[Joseph Albrecht]]/1917), [[Bond and Word]] ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1918) and [[Prester John]] ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1920). In October 1924 she and Cruikshanks acted on the stage in [[The Rising Generation]] for [[African Theatres]]. She died in 1948, a year after her husband passed away and at the time her surname was given as Cruikshanks. (FO) | + | (b. Margate, Kent, **/**/1867 – d. South Africa, **/**/1948). British-born actress. Florence Creagh, born Florence Elizabeth Denty, was a British actress who appeared on the stage in such plays as ''A Fast Life'' (1900) at the Pavilion Theatre in Edinburgh and in ''Daddy’s Boy'' at the Empire Theatre in Mossley. She married actor/writer Dick Cruikshanks, who was seven years younger than her, in 1900 and, according to The Stage Year Book of 1911, the couple were both members of The Sketch Association. They probably came out to South Africa together to work for [[African Film Prodctions]] and she appeared in a number of their films, some directed by her husband: [[The Water Cure]] ([[B.F. Clinton]]/1916), [[A Border Scourge]] ([[Ralph Kimpton]] & [[Joseph Albrecht]]/1917), [[The Piccanin’s Christmas]] ([[Dick Cruikshanks]] & [[Joseph Albrecht]]/1917), [[Bond and Word]] ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1918) and [[Prester John]] ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1920). In October 1924 she and Cruikshanks acted on the stage in [[The Rising Generation]] for [[African Theatres]]. She died in 1948, a year after her husband passed away and at the time her surname was given as Cruikshanks. (FO) |
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Revision as of 22:28, 12 April 2013
(b. Margate, Kent, **/**/1867 – d. South Africa, **/**/1948). British-born actress. Florence Creagh, born Florence Elizabeth Denty, was a British actress who appeared on the stage in such plays as A Fast Life (1900) at the Pavilion Theatre in Edinburgh and in Daddy’s Boy at the Empire Theatre in Mossley. She married actor/writer Dick Cruikshanks, who was seven years younger than her, in 1900 and, according to The Stage Year Book of 1911, the couple were both members of The Sketch Association. They probably came out to South Africa together to work for African Film Prodctions and she appeared in a number of their films, some directed by her husband: The Water Cure (B.F. Clinton/1916), A Border Scourge (Ralph Kimpton & Joseph Albrecht/1917), The Piccanin’s Christmas (Dick Cruikshanks & Joseph Albrecht/1917), Bond and Word (Dick Cruikshanks/1918) and Prester John (Dick Cruikshanks/1920). In October 1924 she and Cruikshanks acted on the stage in The Rising Generation for African Theatres. She died in 1948, a year after her husband passed away and at the time her surname was given as Cruikshanks. (FO)
Sources
Le Roux, André I. & Fourie, Lilla – Filmverlede: geskiedenis van die Suid-Afrikaanse speelfilm
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