Roy Cooke
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Cooke, Roy (19**-) Set designer.
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Biography
His daughter is the actress and playwright Vanessa Cooke.
Youth
Training
Career
He managed the Johannesburg Repertory Theatre from 1956 to 1959.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He adapted and improved the West End set for a production of A Streetcar Named Desire in Johannesburg, 1951.
He designed for productions such as Affairs of State, Big Bad Mouse, Burning Bright, The Andersonville Trial, Present Laughter, A View from the Bridge, The White Sheep of the Family.
Awards, etc
Sources
Tucker, 1997. 51, 91, 182 , 213.
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