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| + | (b. Calcutta, 02/01/1891 – d. Natal, 1960). Adele Vincenta Fillis was the daughter of [[Frank Fillis]], a circus proprietor and showman who toured South Africa during the turn of the 19th century. Born in India, she performed as a highly regarded and popular equestrienne, first in her father’s shows and thereafter in her divorced mother’s rival circus. Subsequently she appeared in four silent features: [[Fallen Leaves]] ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1919), [[Copper Mask]] ([[Joseph Albrecht]]/1919), [[Prester John]] ([[Dick Cruikshanks]]/1920) and [[The Vulture’s Prey]] ([[Dick Cruikshanks]] & [[William Bowden]]/1922), all for [[African Film Productions]]. [[S.A. Pictorial]] reported that for [[Copper Mask]], Fillis did her own stunt work, taking a four-metre dive into a river in order to rescue a “drowning man”. She married ''Harry Vine Gandar'' and their son, ''Laurence Gandar'', was to become the crusading anti-apartheid editor of the ''Rand Daily Mail''. (FO) | ||
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(b. Calcutta, 02/01/1891 – d. Natal, 1960). Adele Vincenta Fillis was the daughter of Frank Fillis, a circus proprietor and showman who toured South Africa during the turn of the 19th century. Born in India, she performed as a highly regarded and popular equestrienne, first in her father’s shows and thereafter in her divorced mother’s rival circus. Subsequently she appeared in four silent features: Fallen Leaves (Dick Cruikshanks/1919), Copper Mask (Joseph Albrecht/1919), Prester John (Dick Cruikshanks/1920) and The Vulture’s Prey (Dick Cruikshanks & William Bowden/1922), all for African Film Productions. S.A. Pictorial reported that for Copper Mask, Fillis did her own stunt work, taking a four-metre dive into a river in order to rescue a “drowning man”. She married Harry Vine Gandar and their son, Laurence Gandar, was to become the crusading anti-apartheid editor of the Rand Daily Mail. (FO)
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