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== Anton Ackermann ==
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[[Anton Ackermann]] (1911-1971). Afrikaans actor, director and theatre manager. (The name is sometimes incorrectly given as [[Anton Ackerman]])
  
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(1911-1971) Afrikaans actor, director and theatre manager.
 
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Started as actor for the [[Wena Naude Geselskap]] in the early 1930s. In 1935 he left to found the [[Ackermann-Nell Geselskap]], with * Nell as financier. He took [[Sannie Uys]] with him,  renaming her  [[Pikkie Uys]], the name under which she became nationally known. Later married her. Had roles in ''[[Die verstoteling]]'' ([[Wena Naudé-Willem van Zyl Geselskap]], 1933), and with his own company produced and acted in plays such as ''[[Hand van die Gereg]]'', ''[[Wittebroodsdae]]'' and an acclaimed Afrikaans version of Shaw’s [[Pygmalion]] (''[[Koop my Blomme]]'') between 1935 and 1940. Became involved in an attempt to form an Afrikaans professional actor’s body ([[Die Toneelbond]]) in 1936, but nothing came of it. He, and especially [[Pikkie Uys]], also became popular film stars in the late 1940s. Like so many of his generation he had learnt his craft from the [[Paul de Groot]] and [[André Huguenet]] companies and tended to assume an artificial stage accent. (For example, he was castigated by [[F.E.J. Malherbe]] for his Huguenet-Dutch accent in ''[[Koop my Blomme]]'') (Binge, 1969; Huguenet, 1961) [TH]
 
  
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== Biography ==
  
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== Anton Ackermann Geselskap, Die ==
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Married the actress, [[Sannie Uys]], whom he had renamed [[Pikkie Uys]].
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ANTON ACKERMAN GESELSKAP [COMPANY] An Afrikaans touring theatrical company founded by [[Anton Ackerman]] in 1935 as the '''Ackermann-Nell Geselskap''' with * Nell as financier. The company included [[Sannie Uys]], whom he renamed [[Pikkie Uys]], [[Hans Brits]] (later to be known as [[Don Siebritz]]), and [[Benn Potgieter]]. The company toured for * years, ''inter alia'' with **,  ''[[Koop my Blomme]]'' ("Buy my flowers",  Shaw's ''Pygmalion'', 1940),  *****
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
  
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== Ackermann-Nell Geselskap, Die. ("The Ackermann-Nell Company"). ==
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Besides his role as theatre producer and actor for stage and film, he was involved in an attempt to form an [[Afrikaans]] professional actor's body ([[Die Toneelbond]]) in 1936, but nothing came of it.  
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Founded in 1935 by Anton Ackermann and * Nell (the former the artistic director, the latter the financier).  
 
  
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=== Stage career ===
  
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Like so many of his generation he had learnt his craft from the example of the [[Paul de Groot]] and [[André Huguenet]] companies and tended to assume an artificial stage accent. For example, he was castigated by [[F.E.J. Malherbe]] for his "Huguenet-[[Dutch]]" accent in ''[[Koop my Blomme]]''.
  
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Started as a professional actor for the [[Wena Naudé-Van Zyl Geselskap]] , with a role in ''[[Die Verstoteling]]''. (1933).  In 1935 he left to found his own company, the [[Ackermann-Nell Geselskap]], with certain [[Mr Nell]] as financier. The company was later renamed simply the [[Anton Ackermann Geselskap]]. When leaving he took an actress, [[Sannie Uys]], with him,  renaming her  [[Pikkie Uys]], the name under which she became nationally known.
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He toured the country  between 1935 and 1940 with his own company, for which he produced and acted in numerous plays including ''[[Hand van die Gereg]]'', ''[[Wittebroodsdae]]'' and an acclaimed [[Afrikaans]] version of Shaw’s ''[[Pygmalion]]'' (''[[Koop my Blomme]]'').
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=== Film career ===
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The couple, and especially [[Pikkie Uys]], also became popular film stars in the late 1940s.
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== Awards, etc ==
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[TH]
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
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Binge, 1969;
  
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== For more information ==
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Huguenet, 1961
  
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
  
 
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Return to [[ESAT Personalities  A]]
  
 
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]
 
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]

Revision as of 04:58, 24 July 2020

Anton Ackermann (1911-1971). Afrikaans actor, director and theatre manager. (The name is sometimes incorrectly given as Anton Ackerman)


Biography

Married the actress, Sannie Uys, whom he had renamed Pikkie Uys.

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

Besides his role as theatre producer and actor for stage and film, he was involved in an attempt to form an Afrikaans professional actor's body (Die Toneelbond) in 1936, but nothing came of it.

Stage career

Like so many of his generation he had learnt his craft from the example of the Paul de Groot and André Huguenet companies and tended to assume an artificial stage accent. For example, he was castigated by F.E.J. Malherbe for his "Huguenet-Dutch" accent in Koop my Blomme.

Started as a professional actor for the Wena Naudé-Van Zyl Geselskap , with a role in Die Verstoteling. (1933). In 1935 he left to found his own company, the Ackermann-Nell Geselskap, with certain Mr Nell as financier. The company was later renamed simply the Anton Ackermann Geselskap. When leaving he took an actress, Sannie Uys, with him, renaming her Pikkie Uys, the name under which she became nationally known.

He toured the country between 1935 and 1940 with his own company, for which he produced and acted in numerous plays including Hand van die Gereg, Wittebroodsdae and an acclaimed Afrikaans version of Shaw’s Pygmalion (Koop my Blomme).

Film career

The couple, and especially Pikkie Uys, also became popular film stars in the late 1940s.

Awards, etc

[TH]

Sources

Binge, 1969;

Huguenet, 1961

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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