Jannie
Jannie is the diminutive form of the Afrikaans and Dutch first name "Jan" ("Ian" in English) and can refer to the first name of a person or to the title of a play or film.
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Jannie by C. Louis Leipoldt (1880-1947)
The original play
An Afrikaans one-act play, originally published in the literary journal Helikon, 1(3):cover A-28. Feb 1952 and in Nuwe Eenbedrywe by Van Schaik and in Die Rooi Duiwel se As by Voortrekkerpers.
Performances
1953: Performed by K.A.T., directed by C. van der Merwe, in May .
Nel, F.J. 1972, p. 153).
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Jannie, a playwright
Jannie is the pseudonym used by the author of a play (probably the pen name of J.H.H. de Waal) published in the first issue of the influential Afrikaans cultural journal De Goede Hoop in 1903.
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