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(1926 (?)-1993) Actor, radio announcer, translator and head of [[SABC]] language board/section. *** Had a BA degree in English and [[Afrikaans]] from the [[University of Pretoria]]. He joined the [[SABC]] in 1949,
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[[Alewyn Lee]] (1926 (?)-1993) was an actor, radio and TV announcer, linguist, translator and head language advisor to the [[SABC]].  
  
Among his notable contributions was the perennially popular literary programme ''Skrywers en boeke'', a discussion of writers and books. 
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==Biography==
  
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Lee completed a BA degree in English and [[Afrikaans]] at the [[University of Pretoria]] and joined the [[SABC]] as announcer and language editor in 1949, ultimately becoming the head language advisor to the [[SABC]]. His insistence on maintaining  language standards in the [[SABC]] would become the stuff of legend in the industry.  He worked for them there till his retirement.
  
Besides his numerous published works on language and language issues, and his occasional stints as actor for stage, radio and film, he has had a significant impact on [[radio drama]], TV drama and theatre  through his translations of works by various international playwrights, used for radio and stage production.   
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Among his other, more publicly notable, contributions to radio and TV were his role as presenter of the perennially popular literary programme ''Skrywers en boeke'', a discussion of writers and books, and his participation in the TV quiz show ''Dis my geheim'' ("This is my secret").   
  
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He also published numerous works on language and language issues, and had occasional stints as actor for stage, radio and film. 
  
== TO BE EDITED ==
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He was elected a lifetime member of the [[Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge]] ([[FAK]]).
 
 
  
 
== Acting ==
 
== Acting ==
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===For TV===
  
=== For film ===
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''[[Willem]]''
  
Had roles in the following films:
 
  
''[[Breekpunt]]'' ("Chemist", 1971)
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=== For film ===
  
''[[Ma skryf Matriek]]'' (1975)  
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Had roles in the following films: ''[[Staal Burger]]'' (1969),  ''[[Breekpunt]]'' ("Chemist", 1971); ''[[Ma Skryf Matriek]]'' (1975); ''[[Die Rebel]]'' ("Dr. Smit" , 1976).
 
''[[Die Rebel]]'' ("Dr. Smit" , 1976)
 
  
 
== Translations ==
 
== Translations ==
He is particularly significant for Among the works are:
 
  
( ''[[Summertime|Skrikkeljaar]]''), Ugo Betti , [[Berdine Grünewald]], [[Eghard van der Hoven]], [[Gerrit Wessels]], [[Mathilde Hanekom]], [[San de Lange]], [[Louis Aucamp]], [[Reenen van Niekerk]], [[Salie Vermaak]], [[Robert Mohr]] (regie), [[Doreen Graves]] (kostuums), [[Frank Graves]] (dekor), 1958.
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As a translator, he exerted a significant impact on [[radio drama]], [[TV drama]] and theatre over the years, notably through his translations of works by various international playwrights, texts used for radio and stage production.  
  
He also tranlated a number of Chekhov's plays, including Die seemeeu, Die
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He (co-)translated and adapted numerous plays into [[Afrikaans]] from seven languages, among them:
kersie boord, Drie susters, Oom Wanja, Die buffel en Die groot
 
vraag. In 19*8 the collection ''[[Die Buffel e.a. Eenakters]]'' (The Buffalo and other one act plays") appeared.
 
  
Die Buffel en ander Eenakters by Anton Chekhov, translated into Afrikaans by Alewyn Lee
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''[[Il Paese delle Vacanze]]'' by [[Ugo Betti]] (1937), translated as ''[[Skrikkeljaar]]'' (1959)  
Skaapfontein
 
Author(s): Lope de Vega T.G. de la Santa Alewyn Lee
 
Book Pages: 48 - Publish Date: 1963 - Publisher: Unknown
 
Skaapfontein Fuente Ovejuna
 
Author(s): Lope Felix De Vega Carpio Alewyn Lee
 
Book Pages: 48 - Publish Date: Unknown - Publisher: Unknown
 
  
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''[[Fuente Ovejuna]]'' by Lope de Vega, translated as ''[[Skaapfontein]]'' ("Sheep Fountain") (1963)
  
Die drie susters
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''[[Mariken van Nieumeghen]]'', translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Marietjie van Nijmegen]]'' (1963)
Author(s): Anton Pavlovich Chekhov Alewyn Lee
 
Book Pages: Unknown - Publish Date: 19?? - Publisher: Unknown
 
Elweheuwel
 
Author(s): Johan Ludvig Heiberg Alewyn Lee Neil Pascoe
 
Book Pages: 70 - Publish Date: 1953 - Publisher: Unknown
 
  
Marietjie van Nijmegen (Mariken van Nieumeghen)
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''[[Elweheuwel]]'' by Johan Ludvig Heiberg, translated and adapted for radio with  Neil Pascoe (1953)
Author(s): H. J. J. M. Van der Merwe Alewyn Lee
 
Book Pages: 31 - Publish Date: 197? - Publisher: Unknown
 
  
Die huweliksaansoek
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''[[La regina e gli insorti]]'' by [[Ugo Betti]]. Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Die Koningin en die Rebelle]]'' (1969)
Author(s): Anton Pavlovich Chekhov C. Benade Nerina Ferreira Alewyn Lee
 
Book Pages: 13 - Publish Date: 198? - Publisher: Unknown
 
Die koningin en die rebelle; la regina e gli insorti; 'n treurspel
 
Author(s): Ugo Betti Alewyn Lee
 
Book Pages: 128 - Publish Date: 1969 - Publisher: Unknown
 
Misdaad op Bokeiland (Delitto all'isola delle capre)
 
Author(s): Ugo Betti Alewyn Lee
 
Book Pages: Unknown - Publish Date: 1969 - Publisher: Unknown
 
Author(s): Ugo Betti Alewyn Lee
 
Book Pages: 152 - Publish Date: 1969 - Publisher: Unknown
 
Die dood van Iwan Iljitsj
 
Author(s): graf Leo Tolstoy Alewyn Lee
 
Book Pages: 107 - Publish Date: 1960 - Publisher: Unknown
 
Die dood van Iwan Iljitsj. Vertaal deur Alewyn Lee
 
Author(s): graf Leo Tolstoy Alewyn LEE
 
Book Pages: 126 - Publish Date: 1960 - Publisher: Unknown
 
  
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''[[Delitto all'isola delle capre]]'' (see ''[[Crime on Goat Island]]'') by [[Ugo Betti]]. Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Misdaad op Bokeiland]]'' ("Crime on Goat Island") (1969)
  
La ciociara. Twee vroue. Vertaal deur Alewyn Lee
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''[[The Death of Ivan Ilyich]]'' (Russian: Смерть Ивана Ильича, Smert' Ivana Ilyicha)by Leo Tolstoy, translated as ''[[Die dood van Iwan Iljitsj]]'' (1960).  
Author(s): Alberto Moravia Alewyn LEE
 
Book Pages: 303 - Publish Date: 1965 - Publisher: Unknown
 
Twee vroue
 
Author(s): Alberto Moravia A. Lee
 
Book Pages: 303 - Publish Date: 1965 - Publisher: Unknown
 
  
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''[[La ciociara]]'', a novel by Alberto Moravia (1957), (''[[Two Women]]'' in English) translated as ''[[Twee vroue]]''  (1965).
  
== Awards ==
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''[[Ek gaan jou Doodmaak!]]'' ("I'm Going to Kill You!") an [[Afrikaans]] one-act text credited to [[Alewyn Lee]] (1926 (?)-1993) and said to be a translation of an unnamed Spanish work by the Spanish writer Joaquin Amichatis[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0024816/bio/]. (Possibly for radio or TV.)
 
 
 
 
 
 
In 1980 he received an [[Artes Award]] for his translations of Chekhov and was elected a lifetime member of the [[Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge]] ([[FAK]]).  
 
  
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He was particularly celebrated for his translations of Chekhov, in 1980 receiving an [[Artes Award]] for them. They include  ''[[Die seemeeu]]'' (''[[The Seagull]]''), ''[[Die Kersieboord]]'' (''[[The Cherry Orchard]]''), ''[[Drie susters]]'' (''[[Three Sisters]]''), ''[[Oom Wanja]]'', ''[[Die buffel]]'' (lit. "The buffalo", i.e. ''[[The Bear]]''), ''[[Die huweliksaansoek]]'' (''[[The Proposal]]'') (with [[C. Benade]] and [[Nerina Ferreira]]) and  ''[[Die groot vraag]]''.
  
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In 1980 his celebrated collection ''[[Die Buffel e.a. Eenakters]]'' ("The Buffalo and other one act plays") by [[Anton Chekhov]] appeared, containing ''Langs die grootpad'', ''Die Buffel'', ''Die Groot vraag'' and ''Jubileum'', published by Tafelberg Publishers Ltd. He received an [[Artes Award]] for this publication and his other translations of Chekhov.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
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[[Beeld]], Vrydag, 26 Februarie 1993 bls 2[http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/1993/02/26/2/12.html]
 
[[Beeld]], Vrydag, 26 Februarie 1993 bls 2[http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/1993/02/26/2/12.html]
 
 
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 07:28, 16 June 2023

Alewyn Lee (1926 (?)-1993) was an actor, radio and TV announcer, linguist, translator and head language advisor to the SABC.

Biography

Lee completed a BA degree in English and Afrikaans at the University of Pretoria and joined the SABC as announcer and language editor in 1949, ultimately becoming the head language advisor to the SABC. His insistence on maintaining language standards in the SABC would become the stuff of legend in the industry. He worked for them there till his retirement.

Among his other, more publicly notable, contributions to radio and TV were his role as presenter of the perennially popular literary programme Skrywers en boeke, a discussion of writers and books, and his participation in the TV quiz show Dis my geheim ("This is my secret").

He also published numerous works on language and language issues, and had occasional stints as actor for stage, radio and film.

He was elected a lifetime member of the Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge (FAK).

Acting

For stage

For radio

For TV

Willem


For film

Had roles in the following films: Staal Burger (1969), Breekpunt ("Chemist", 1971); Ma Skryf Matriek (1975); Die Rebel ("Dr. Smit" , 1976).

Translations

As a translator, he exerted a significant impact on radio drama, TV drama and theatre over the years, notably through his translations of works by various international playwrights, texts used for radio and stage production.

He (co-)translated and adapted numerous plays into Afrikaans from seven languages, among them:

Il Paese delle Vacanze by Ugo Betti (1937), translated as Skrikkeljaar (1959)

Fuente Ovejuna by Lope de Vega, translated as Skaapfontein ("Sheep Fountain") (1963)

Mariken van Nieumeghen, translated into Afrikaans as Marietjie van Nijmegen (1963)

Elweheuwel by Johan Ludvig Heiberg, translated and adapted for radio with Neil Pascoe (1953)

La regina e gli insorti by Ugo Betti. Translated into Afrikaans as Die Koningin en die Rebelle (1969)

Delitto all'isola delle capre (see Crime on Goat Island) by Ugo Betti. Translated into Afrikaans as Misdaad op Bokeiland ("Crime on Goat Island") (1969)

The Death of Ivan Ilyich (Russian: Смерть Ивана Ильича, Smert' Ivana Ilyicha)by Leo Tolstoy, translated as Die dood van Iwan Iljitsj (1960).

La ciociara, a novel by Alberto Moravia (1957), (Two Women in English) translated as Twee vroue (1965).

Ek gaan jou Doodmaak! ("I'm Going to Kill You!") an Afrikaans one-act text credited to Alewyn Lee (1926 (?)-1993) and said to be a translation of an unnamed Spanish work by the Spanish writer Joaquin Amichatis[1]. (Possibly for radio or TV.)

He was particularly celebrated for his translations of Chekhov, in 1980 receiving an Artes Award for them. They include Die seemeeu (The Seagull), Die Kersieboord (The Cherry Orchard), Drie susters (Three Sisters), Oom Wanja, Die buffel (lit. "The buffalo", i.e. The Bear), Die huweliksaansoek (The Proposal) (with C. Benade and Nerina Ferreira) and Die groot vraag.

In 1980 his celebrated collection Die Buffel e.a. Eenakters ("The Buffalo and other one act plays") by Anton Chekhov appeared, containing Langs die grootpad, Die Buffel, Die Groot vraag and Jubileum, published by Tafelberg Publishers Ltd. He received an Artes Award for this publication and his other translations of Chekhov.

Sources

Die Burger Vrydag, 26 Februarie 1993 bls [2]

Beeld, Vrydag, 26 Februarie 1993 bls 2[3]

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