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(b. 04/11/1916 – d. 26/06/1995).  Actress. 
  
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(b. 04/11/1916 – d. 26/06/1995).  Actress.  When Francisca Kriel married J.F. (Jacobus Francois) Marais, she became Cisca Marais and under that name she acted in a number of films.  Her husband and [[Thomas Blok]] directed [[Donker Spore]] (1944), an early Afrikaans film, and she played the part of Elsie.  She also wrote the story for [[Carel Trichardt]]'s only film as director, [[Sononder]] (1971) and assisted with costumes and props.  On the stage she appeared in [[Vrees]], an Afrikaans adaptation of [[Rodney Ackland]]'s play ''The Old Ladies'', translated by [[J.F. Marais]].   
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When [[Francisca Kriel]] married [[J.F. J.F. (Jacobus Francois) Marais]], she adopted  [[Cisca Marais]] as the professional name, under which she acted in a number of films.   
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Her husband and [[Thomas Blok]] directed [[Donker Spore]] (1944), an early [[Afrikaans]] film, and she played the part of Elsie.   
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As screenwriter she wrote the story for [[Carel Trichardt]]'s only film as director, [[Sononder]] (1971), and also assisted with costumes and props.   
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On the stage she appeared in ''[[Vrees]]'', an [[Afrikaans]] adaptation of [[Rodney Ackland]]'s play ''[[The Old Ladies]]'', translated by [[J.F. Marais]].   
  
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([[J.F. Marais]] was originally a journalist and a member of the right-wing Ossewabrandwag.  He became the first station manager of the Afrikaans Service of the [[SABC]] and in 1955 was appointed a judge in the Transvaal.  He was better known as Kowie Marais and following a political change of heart became a Member of Parliament for the liberal Progressive Party.  He and Cisca divorced in 1976.)
 
  
 
== CREDITS ==
 
== CREDITS ==

Revision as of 17:10, 16 August 2014

(b. 04/11/1916 – d. 26/06/1995). Actress.

When Francisca Kriel married J.F. J.F. (Jacobus Francois) Marais, she adopted Cisca Marais as the professional name, under which she acted in a number of films.

Her husband and Thomas Blok directed Donker Spore (1944), an early Afrikaans film, and she played the part of Elsie.


As screenwriter she wrote the story for Carel Trichardt's only film as director, Sononder (1971), and also assisted with costumes and props.


On the stage she appeared in Vrees, an Afrikaans adaptation of Rodney Ackland's play The Old Ladies, translated by J.F. Marais.


CREDITS

FILMS (as actress)

Donker Spore (Thomas Blok & J.F. Marais/1944), Paul Krüger (Werner Grünbauer/1956), Oupa for Sale (Richard Daneel/1968), Die onwettige huwelik (Mario Schiess/1970), Vinkel en Koljander (Roy Sargeant/1973)

PUBLICATIONS

Debuut: eenakters en hoorspele (1966) (compiler with Francois Marais)

Sources

Le Roux, André I. & Fourie, Lilla – Filmverlede: geskiedenis van die Suid-Afrikaanse speelfilm

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1293604/?ref_=fn_nm_nm_1

http://www.eggsa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=548345

http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za/sm300cv/smws/sm30ddf0?20140806101436B378046A&DN=00000015

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