Beverley Roos-Muller
Beverley Roos-Muller (1949-)
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Biography
Born on 19 July, 1949, in Cape Town, of Irish parentage and had her early schooling at Rustenburg Primary School, Rondebosch and Huguenote Hoër Skool, Wellington, befoe matriculating in Natal at Northlands, 1966.
She then went to the University of Cape Town to complete a B.A. (with Distinction), an M.A., and a Ph.D. in Humanities.
She became a reporter for The Cape Argus (January 1967-1974), becoming the first woman newspaper reporter in South Africa to receive parity pay (1972), when she was appointed Head of Features in 1972, the first woman to hold that post. For two years (1974-5) she worked as a free-lance journalist in London.
She then became a University of Cape Town lecturer, teaching in the departments of cultural history, the study of Religions, and Political Studies until 1987. Also was a guest lecturer in Archaeology on occasion.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
As a journalist for the The Argus she interviewed and wrote on international authors and stars of stage and screen (the most famous probably being Liberace, who was charming – see photo), and supported the work of local theatres, including that of the newly created Space Theatre, as well as SA writers.
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