Will Jamieson

Actor. (1915-1968) Actor and director. ** Trained at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

He was for many years very closely involved with PEMADS and the Little Theatre in Port Elizabeth, and also did work for many other companies over the years.

As an actor he had roles in, inter alia, in Christopher Fry’s The Lady's not for Burning which was presented by the Arena Theatre Company and staged at the YMCA in 1956, also starring Robert Lang and Jenny Gratus. *

JAMIESON, Will, Trained at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. John Hamber, Twelfth Night, Will Jamieson (dir), Loubser Hall (The Little Theatre), PE. Was leading man in Munro-Inglis Company. He worked with Gwen ffrangçon-Davies & Brian Brooke. Also one of the leading players with the NTO. Henry VIII (dir) Ronnie Davis, Johann Nell & Margaret Inglis. Our Town (Dir), Hamlet (dir) with Jim Shorrock, The Taming of the Shrew (dir) 1964.** (Tucker, 1997)

I am the daughter of Will Jamieson, an actor and producer mentioned in your database who was very much involved with the South African theatre scene many years ago,

He was born in 1915, and died in 1968, aged just 53. He also played a number of roles at Maynardville in the early 60’s.

I think ESAT is a much needed enterprise and if I can verify anything more regarding my father’s life and work I would be happy to do so.

Kind Regards

Fiona Jamieson (personal correspondence)

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