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| − | | + | #REDIRECT [[Christiaan de Wet Marais]] |
| − | '''C. de Wet Marais''' (b. 11/09/1903 – d. 12/01/1972) was an occasional actor.
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| − | == Biography ==
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| − | In 1933, The Netherlands celebrated the 400th anniversary of the birth of William of Orange. In the Orange Free State a contribution was made by two performances of the play ''[[Joan Woutersz]]'', written by the Dutch dramatist [[Hendrik Jan Schimmel]]. They took place in the [[Grand Theatre]] in Bloemfontein and the title role was played by Christiaan de Wet Marais, then associated with [[Die Hanekoms se Toneelskool]], which had been established in 1932. The producer was Willem Frederik Mondriaan, a Dutch-born journalist and the brother of the great modernist painter Piet Mondriaan.
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| − | In 1936 Marais married the Dutch-born Anna Christina Snoek (1903-1941), who had appeared on the stage with him in ''[[Joan Woutersz]]''. On the marriage certificate his profession was given as “apteker” (pharmacist) and as he was not a full-time actor, this is probably the way he made his living. However, his involvement with the theatre remained. He translated the play ''[[Three Wise Fools]]'' by Austin Strong into Afrikaans and as ''[[Die Drie Wyse Dwase]]'' it was produced by [[Johanna van Vuuren]] by the [[Kaapstadse Afrikaanse Toneelvereniging]] at the [[Afrikaner Koffiehuis]]. The following year he played the role of Willem Adriaan van der Stel in the film ''[[Die Bou van ‘n Nasie]]'' ([[Joseph Albrecht]]/[[Andries A. Pienaar]]).
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| − | In 1946 he appeared on the stage in the [[Emlyn Williams]] adaptation of Turgenev’s ''[[A Month in the Country]]''. It had an illustrious cast and was staged at the [[Standard Theatre]] in Johannesburg and the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in Cape Town. He also acted in three more films: ''[[Pinkie se Erfenis]]'' (Pierre de Wet/1946), ''[[Geboortegrond]]'' (''Pierre de Wet''/1946) and ''[[Pantoffel-regering]]'' ([[Ronald Brantford]]/1947).
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| − | He died in 1972 and he and his wife are buried in the Braamfontein Cemetery. (FO)
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | ''[[South African Opinion]]'', 3(4):23
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| − | ''[[Trek]]'', 11(3):18, 1946.
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| − | Binge, L.W.B. - Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950) (1969)
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| − | http://docplayer.nl/34996739-Willem-frederik-mondriaan-n-biografiese-skets-deur-jan-karel-bosch-1.html
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| − | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5367015/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
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