Monica Breed
Monica Breed (1923?-2021) was a well known and beloved radio actress, director and presenter, and a playwright.
Sometimes also credited as Monica Breedt.
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Biography
Born in Reitz, Monica was raised in Bloemfontein.
She passed away in Pretoria on 25 May 2021.
Contribution to South African theatre, media, film and performance
As a young woman a member of the Bloemfonteinse Teatergroep. In 1947 she joined the SABC. Initially worked in Europe, returned in the 1960s to work at the SABC studios in Durban, and finally at the SABC head offices in Johannesburg.
She was for many years the presenter of the popular journal programme Vrouerubriek (lit. "Women's column") for the Afrikaans Service of the SABC,
As a director she was responsible, inter alia, for
She wrote the one-act play Gee Mekaar die Regterhand.
Her film career included roles in Die Vlindervanger (film).
She later became the manager of the SABC Sound Archives, which she took enormous trouble to maintain.
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Sources
Du Toit, P.J., 1988.
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