Peter J. Elliott
(19**-) British-born actor, musician, dancer
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Biography
He first made his name as a British Olympic diver. He has written a number of successful film scores, two of which have won awards at Cannes Film Festivals.
Training
Career
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He acted in The House of Blue Leaves and was a voice in Drive In , both plays staged at The Space in the 1970s. He starred in Rex Garner’s production of The Brass Hat for the Academy Theatre at the Brooke Theatre in 1972. It also starred John Hayter and Ian Drummond. He starred in Mannie Manim’s production of Larry Gelbart’s Sly Fox for The Company at the Market Theatre in 1979. It was directed by Pieter-Dirk Uys and also starred Graham Armitage and Patrick Mynhardt. Performed in Forty Carats, No, No, Nanette, Gigi, Community of Two and Cinderella with NAPAC . Also worked in cabaret. In 1995 he played Mervyn Kant in The Sisters Rosensweig.
Awards, etc
Sources
SACD 1973, 1974, 1975/76
The Sisters Rosensweig programme, 1995.
Tucker, 1997
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