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'''Colin Welland''' (19*-) Actor and playwright. ** Together with [[Basil Lord]] he starred in ''[[One for the Pot]]'' by [[Ray Cooney]] and [[Tony Hilton]]. It was staged by the [[Academy]] in December of 1967 and directed by Lord. He won a screenwriting Oscar for ''Chariots of Fire''.
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[[Colin Welland]] (1934-2015). British actor and playwright.
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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Together with [[Basil Lord]] he starred in ''[[One for the Pot]]'' by [[Ray Cooney]] and [[Tony Hilton]]. It was staged by the [[Academy Theatre]] in December of 1967 and directed by Lord.  
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He wrote the screenplay for the 1989 film ''A Dry White Season'' [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097243/] with Euzhan Palcy; based on the book by [[André P. Brink]].
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== Awards, etc. ==
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He won a screenwriting Oscar for ''Chariots of Fire''.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
Tucker, 1997
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[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
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Wikipedia [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Welland]].
  
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Revision as of 09:11, 19 April 2022

Colin Welland (1934-2015). British actor and playwright.

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

Together with Basil Lord he starred in One for the Pot by Ray Cooney and Tony Hilton. It was staged by the Academy Theatre in December of 1967 and directed by Lord.

He wrote the screenplay for the 1989 film A Dry White Season [1] with Euzhan Palcy; based on the book by André P. Brink.

Awards, etc.

He won a screenwriting Oscar for Chariots of Fire.

Sources

Tucker, 1997.

Wikipedia [[2]].

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