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| − | (b. Leyton, Essex, **/**/1889 – d. **/**/****). Actor. British-born Harry Vine who acted opposite [[Adele Fillis]] in the film version of [[H. De Vere Stacpoole]]’s novel [[The Vulture’s Prey]] ([[Dick Cruikshanks]] & [[William Bowden]]/1922), seems to have been a once-off actor and may only have been cast because he was married to Ms. Fillis. In fact, his full name was Harry Vine Gandar, whose father, H.J. Gandar, was a joint manager of the Union-Castle Line. In 1935 Harry was appointed Consul of Norway based in Mombasa and in 1939 he became a member of the Table Bay Harbour Advisory Board. Harry and Adele’s son, born in January 1915, was Laurence Gandar, the highly respected | + | (b. Leyton, Essex, **/**/1889 – d. **/**/****). Actor. British-born Harry Vine who acted opposite [[Adele Fillis]] in the film version of [[H. De Vere Stacpoole]]’s novel [[The Vulture’s Prey]] ([[Dick Cruikshanks]] & [[William Bowden]]/1922), seems to have been a once-off actor and may only have been cast because he was married to Ms. Fillis. In fact, his full name was Harry Vine Gandar, whose father, H.J. Gandar, was a joint manager of the Union-Castle Line. In 1935 Harry was appointed Consul of Norway based in Mombasa and in 1939 he became a member of the Table Bay Harbour Advisory Board. Harry and Adele’s son, born in January 1915, was Laurence Gandar, the highly respected anti-apartheid editor of the Rand Daily Mail. (FO) |
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Revision as of 19:28, 28 November 2013
(b. Leyton, Essex, **/**/1889 – d. **/**/****). Actor. British-born Harry Vine who acted opposite Adele Fillis in the film version of H. De Vere Stacpoole’s novel The Vulture’s Prey (Dick Cruikshanks & William Bowden/1922), seems to have been a once-off actor and may only have been cast because he was married to Ms. Fillis. In fact, his full name was Harry Vine Gandar, whose father, H.J. Gandar, was a joint manager of the Union-Castle Line. In 1935 Harry was appointed Consul of Norway based in Mombasa and in 1939 he became a member of the Table Bay Harbour Advisory Board. Harry and Adele’s son, born in January 1915, was Laurence Gandar, the highly respected anti-apartheid editor of the Rand Daily Mail. (FO)
Sources
Le Roux, André I. & Fourie, Lilla – Filmverlede: geskiedenis van die Suid-Afrikaanse speelfilm
http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/34145/pages/2054/page.pdf
http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za/sm300cv/smws/sm30ddf0?20130525225804F64ACA87&DN=00000004
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