Queenie Fagan

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Queenie Fagan (18*-19*). Actress, designer and director.

One of the founding members of the Kaapstadse Afrikaanse Toneelvereniging. As actress she played the lead an early production of her husband H.A. Fagan's Lenie at the Railway Institute in Cape Town in 1927 for the Afrikaanse Toneelvereniging. As committee member of Kaapstadse Afrikaanse Toneelvereniging performed in his Ruwe Erts (H.A. Fagan, 1934).

As director co-directed Ruwe Erts and Rooibruin Blare (both H.A. Fagan, 1934), and Ousus (H.A. Fagan, 1935) for Kaapstadse Afrikaanse Toneelvereniging. She directed Opdrifsels in 1946.

She often did the designs for her own productions as well.


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