Jan Spies

Jan Spies (1936-1996) was an Afrikaans lecturer, writer, storyteller and TV personality.

Also published as J.P. Spies

Biography

Born Johannes Petrus Spies on 30 June 1936, on the farm Sekretarispan, near Mariental in Namibia.

Spies died on 4 January 1996 in Windhoek, Namibia, leaving his wife, Beatrice Spies, and two sons, Barend Spies and Willem Spies.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

In 1976 he edited Klein Begin in die Drama, a compilation of short plays with educational notes for school use (published by De Jager-HAUM, Pretoria).

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Spies

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