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Born Sophia Albertina Miller, the daughter of James Edmund Miller and Anna Johanna (Dolly) Miller. However is professionally known as "Alta". | Born Sophia Albertina Miller, the daughter of James Edmund Miller and Anna Johanna (Dolly) Miller. However is professionally known as "Alta". | ||
| − | Met [[André P. Brink]] when his play ''[[Kinkels in die Kabel]]'' (an [[Afrikaans]] adaptation of ''[[A Comedy of Errors]]'') was performed in Bloemfontein by [[PACT]]. They | + | Met novelist, [[playwright]] and academic [[André P. Brink]] when his play ''[[Kinkels in die Kabel]]'' (an [[Afrikaans]] adaptation of ''[[A Comedy of Errors]]'') was performed in Bloemfontein by [[PACT]]. They married on July 17, 1970 and moved to Grahamstown, where he was teaching. They were divorced in 1987. The couple have two children, [[Danie Brink]] and [[Sonja Kershaw]] (Brink). |
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| − | + | Resident Costume Designer and Head of Costumes for [[PACOFS]] in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She later took up a career as potter. | |
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Latest revision as of 15:49, 31 July 2018
Alta Miller (1944-) is a costume designer and potter.
Biography
Born Sophia Albertina Miller, the daughter of James Edmund Miller and Anna Johanna (Dolly) Miller. However is professionally known as "Alta".
Met novelist, playwright and academic André P. Brink when his play Kinkels in die Kabel (an Afrikaans adaptation of A Comedy of Errors) was performed in Bloemfontein by PACT. They married on July 17, 1970 and moved to Grahamstown, where he was teaching. They were divorced in 1987. The couple have two children, Danie Brink and Sonja Kershaw (Brink).
Career in theatre
Resident Costume Designer and Head of Costumes for PACOFS in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She later took up a career as potter.
Sources
http://www.geni.com/people/Sophia-Brink/6000000031355638126
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/aug/14/fiction.politics
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