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'''''Please also note:'''  Surnames (or last names) consisting of two or three words (e.g. names preceded by Da, De, De La, Du, Le, Van, Van Den, Van Der, Von, etc)  appear under the ''first'' word in this listing. Thus the singer  [[Natalia da Rocha]], the choreographer [[Wendy de la Harpe]] and the playwright [[P.G. du Plessis]] would all be listed here under "D" as '''[[Natalia da Rocha|Da Rocha, Natalia]]''', '''[[Wendy de la Harpe|De la Harpe, Wendy]]''' and '''[[P.G. du Plessis|Du Plessis, P.G.]]''' respectively.''
  
[[Joe da Silva|Da Silva, Joe]]
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[[Sandy Dacombe|Dacombe, Sandy]]
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'''[[ESAT Personalities D-Daz|D-Daz]] | [[ESAT Personalities De A-De Z|De A-De Z]] | [[ESAT Personalities Dea-Dez|Dea-Dez]]  |  [[ESAT Personalities Dh-Di|Dh-Di]]  |  [[ESAT Personalities Dl-Dr|Dl-Dr]]  |  [[ESAT Personalities Du A-Du Z|Du A-Du Z]] |  [[ESAT Personalities Dua-Dy|Dua-Dy]]''' 
  
[[Steven Daitsh|Daitsh, Steven]]
 
  
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[[Nigel Daly|Daly, Nigel]]
 
 
 
[[E.M. Damane|Damane, E.M.]]
 
 
 
[[Richard Daneel|Daneel, Richard]]
 
 
 
[[Susan Danford|Danford, Susan]]
 
 
 
[[Achmat Dangor|Dangor, Achmat]]
 
 
 
[[Raeford Daniel|Daniel. Raeford]]
 
 
 
[[Anthony Daniels|Daniels, Anthony]]
 
 
 
[[Brendan Daniels|Daniels, Brendan]]
 
 
 
[[Leonard Daniels|Daniels, Leonard]]
 
 
 
[[Libby Daniels|Libby Daniels]]
 
 
 
[[June Danvers|Danvers, June]]
 
 
[[Zena Dare|Dare, Zena]]
 
 
 
[[Winifred Dashwood|Dashwood, Winifred]]
 
 
 
[[Nigel Davenport|Davenport, Nigel]]
 
 
 
[[Christo Davids|Davids, Christo]]
 
 
 
[[Fadeela Davida|Davids, Fadeela]]
 
 
 
[[Goliath Davids|Davids, Goliath]]
 
 
 
[[M.I. Davids|Davids, M.I.]]
 
 
 
[[Nadia Davids|Davids, Nadia]]
 
 
 
[[Robert Davids|Davids, Robert]]
 
 
 
[[Embeth Davidtz|Davidtz, Embeth]]
 
 
 
[[Elwyn J. Davies|Davies, Elwyn J.]]
 
 
 
[[R.E. Davies|Davies, R.E.]]
 
 
 
[[R.G. Davies|Davies, R.G.]]
 
 
 
[[Raymond Daniel Davies|Davies, Raymond Daniel]]
 
 
 
[[Rob Davies|Davies, Rob]]
 
 
 
[[Allen Davis|Davis, Allen]]
 
 
 
[[Evette Davis|Davis, Evette]]
 
 
 
[[Genna Davis|Davis, Genna]]
 
 
 
[[Leonard Davis|Davis, Leonard]] 
 
 
 
[[Lloyd Davis|Davis, Lloyd]]
 
 
 
[[Robert Davis|Davis, Robert]]
 
 
 
[[Ronnie Davis|Davis, Ronnie]]
 
 
 
[[Vicky Davis|Davis, Vicky]]
 
 
 
[[Arthur Day|Day, Arthur]]
 
 
 
[[Frances Day|Day, Frances]]
 
 
 
[[Glynn Day|Day, Glynn]]
 
 
 
[[Mncedi Dayi|Dayi, Mncedi]]
 
 
 
[[Cecilia de Bank|De Bank, Cecilia]]
 
 
 
[[Mona Vida de Beer|De Beer, Mona Vida]]
 
 
 
[[Mathilda (Tilla) de Beer|De Beer Mathilda]]
 
 
 
[[Matthys de Beer|De Beer, Matthys]]
 
 
 
[[Thys de Beer|De Beer, Thys]]
 
 
 
[[Klaas de Boer|De Boer, Klaas]]
 
 
 
[[Jocelyn de Bruin|De Bruin, Jocelyn]]
 
 
 
[[Miems de Bruyn|De Bruyn, Miems]]
 
 
 
[[De Bruyn]]
 
 
[[Napier de Bruyn|De Bruyn, Napier]]
 
 
 
[[Philip de Bruyn|De Bruyn, Philip]]
 
 
 
[[Carl de Gouveia|De Gouveia, Carl]]
 
 
 
DE G. SOLMS, L.L. (19**) Playwright. Wrote the one act-play The Reckoning. (See Gosher, 1988)
 
 
 
[[Estelle de Gouveia|De Gouveia, Estelle]]
 
 
 
[[Paul de Groot|De Groot, Paul]]
 
 
 
[[Benoni de Haeck|De Haeck, Benoni]]
 
 
 
[[Randall de Jager|De Jager, Randall]]
 
 
 
[[Maxie de Jong|De Jong, Maxie]]
 
 
 
[[Arthur de Jongh|De Jongh, Arthur]]
 
 
 
[[Frank de Jongh|De Jongh, Frank]]
 
 
 
[[A.J.B. de Klerk|De Klerk, A.J.B.]]
 
 
 
[[Val de Klerk|De Klerk, Val]]
 
 
 
[[Valerie de Klerk|De Klerk, Valerie]]
 
 
 
[[W.A. de Klerk|De Klerk, W.A.]]
 
 
 
[[Willem Adriaan de Klerk|De Klerk, Willem Adriaan]]
 
 
 
[[H.C. de Kock|De Kock, H.C.]]
 
 
 
[[Johannes Jakobus de Kock|De Kock, Johannes Jakobus]]
 
 
 
[[Lochner de Kock|De Kock, Lochner]]
 
 
 
[[Thea de Kock|De Kock, Thea]]
 
 
 
[[Ben de Koker|De Koker, Ben]]
 
 
 
[[Joey de Koker|De Koker, Joey]]
 
 
 
[[Maria de Koker|De Koker, Maria]]
 
 
 
[[C. de la Bat|De la Bat, C.]]
 
 
 
[[René de la Harpe|De la Harpe, René]]
 
 
 
[[Wendy de la Harpe|De la Harpe, Wendy]]
 
 
 
[[Willem de la Querra|De la Querra, Willem]]
 
 
 
[[Bennie de la Rey|De la Rey, Bennie]]
 
 
 
[[Guy de Lancey|De Lancey, Guy]]
 
 
 
[[San de Lange|De Lange, San]]
 
 
 
[[Jenny de Lenta|De Lenta, Jenny]]
 
 
 
[[Joseph Suasso de Lima|De Lima, Joseph Suasso]]
 
 
 
[[Johan de Meester|De Meester, Johan]]
 
 
 
[[Jacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist|De Mist, Jacob Abraham Uitenhage]]
 
 
 
[[S. de Moor|De Moor, S.]]
 
 
 
[[Teda de Moor|De Moor, Teda]]
 
 
 
[[Yvonne de Morlay|De Morlay, Yvonne]]
 
 
 
[[Michael de Pinna|De Pinna, Michael]]
 
 
 
[[Natalia de Rocha|De Rocha, Natalia]]
 
 
 
[[Jose de Sousa|De Sousa, Jose]]
 
 
 
[[Awie de Swardt|De Swardt, Awie]]
 
 
 
[[De Swart]]
 
 
 
[[S. Jansen de Swart|De Swart, S. Jansen]]
 
 
 
[[Floyd de Vaal|De Vaal, Floyd]]
 
 
 
[[Alfred de Villiers|De Villiers, Alfred]]
 
 
 
DE VILLIERS, Alfred (19*-19*) Actor. * Joined the Paul de Groot Toneelgeselskap in May 1928 for the tour of Haar Twede Man (Géraldy), replacing André Huguenet. * 
 
 
 
DE VILLIERS, Anna. **** Cultural leader and academic?* *Did a doctorate on *** A member of Volksteater and a leader in the Volkspele ("Folk Dance") movement?* . Was stage manager for a number of plays, including Die Arrestasie (Krige, 1939), **
 
 
 
DE VILLIERS, C.G.S. (Con) (D.G.S.?) (18*-19*). Author and immensely popular professor of ** at the University of Stellebosch. Besides his famous stories of the Overberg, was also a director  and translator of plays, notably the works of Ibsen. He did A Doll’s House in English (with Helene Botha as Nora) in 1925??* He translated and directed Boumeester Sollness ( The Master Builder) on 12 August, 1926  for the Unie-Debatsvereniging (starring inter alia Anna Pohl and Neep van der Merwe.) * In the 1920s he also did some Afrikaans translations of Rosmersholm  and Boumeester Solness (an Afrikaans version of The Master Builder) for the society. The plays were performed by various groups over the years. He also translated Pirandello's *** as  Die lewe wat ek jou gegee het ("The life I gave you"), performed by PACT in 1964?*), . ?* (See Binge 1969; )
 
 
 
DE VILLIERS, Dirk Gysbert. (1924-2009) Actor, playwright, scriptwriter and film-maker. Born on the farm Villeria in the Douglas district, went to school in jagersfontein, Marquard and Bethlehem. He studied engineering in Johannesburg, then worked in the Cape Town docks, before finding his way to London where he took a course in marine engineering. He became a ship’s engineer and worked his way around the world till 1950, when he settled down with his wife Addie.  While studying in Johannesburg in 1942 he met up with Schalk Theron and joined the Sonop Afrikaner Kring theatre group. His first acting role in Die Goue Tempel (Schalk Theron), and his first lead was in Aandblom van die Witsenberge (D.F. Malherbe). Other roles include Lennox in the 1950 Afrikaans Macbeth (NTO), * He wrote a number of one act plays for the amateur theatre, including * In 195* he became involved in the film industry, and established himself as one of the giants of the medium. His film and TV credits as writer and director include Jy is my liefling ***, and the highly rated and popular Arende ("Eagles" - 198*) about the Anglo Boer War.
 
 
 
DE VILLIERS, Dot. (19**-) **** A dominant figure in the cultural landscape of Bloemfontein. ***
 
 
 
DE VILLIERS, Elizabeth. (19*-) Actress. ** Studied drama at the University of Stellenbosch. Roles in  **, Bok-bok staan styf by  Malan Steyn, (KKNK, 2002), ** 
 
 
 
DE VILLIERS, Frieda (19**-) Playwright **??  Wrote Nicodemus.
 
 
 
DE VILLIERS, Gertruida (18*-19*) Actress.  **  A member of the Volksrust players, she became a member of Paul de Groot's first professional company in 1925-26.*.
 
 
DE VILLIERS, Gys. (19*-) Actor of stage and screen. Son of Dirk de Villiers. ** He starred in Reza de Wet’s Diepe Grond together with Susan Coetzer, Dawid Minnaar and Doris Simula under Lucille Gillwald’s direction at Upstairs at the Market in 1986. He starred in Die Sakeman van Venesie at the Alexander in 1991, . Siener in die suburbs by PG du Plessis, directed by  Chris Vorster, KKNK, 2002.  *
 
 
 
DE VILLIERS, Joan. (19*-) Actress. ** Member of the Barend Fourie Geselskap, an Afrikaans  touring company which began its tour in Caledon on 6 April 1934, playing Sy Pa se Skuld ("His Father's Fault/Debt") by D.P. du Toit. Other members of his company were Ria Olivier and Jac ("Lokkie") Lochner.  ** **
 
 
 
DE VILLIERS, Louis (19**-) Playwright. A medical doctor, lecturer  and respected researcher, he is the author of numerous highly popular Afrikaans one-act and full-length plays, especially used by schools and amateur companies. One of the authors who responded to the encouragement of DALRO to produce works for schools and amateur groups in the 1960s. His play Ou bokke en groen blare ("Old goats and green leaves") opened the Kroonstad Theatre in 1976 **. Other plays include **, **
 
 
 
DE VILLIERS,  Margot. (19*-) Actress. * Trained at UCT. Roles in The Rise and Fall of the First Empress Bonaparte (Pieter-Dirk Uys, 1977), *
 
 
 
DE VILLIERS, Stephan*?. Artist, costume- and set designer. ****
 
 
 
DE VLAM, Susan (19**) Actress?*. ** A member and secretary of the Ceres Amateur Toneel Vereniging.
 
 
 
DE VLAM, Absolom (19**-) Actor. **  A member of the Ceres Amateur Toneel Vereniging. Vice-Chairman. Later founded Parklane Amateur Toneelvereniging in Worcester.
 
 
 
DE VOS, Eon. (19*-) Actor, radio and TV presenter and performer. *** Stage roles include ** Die Van Aardes van Grootoor (Pieter-Dirk Uys, 1978), *
 
 
 
 
 
DE VOS, Greta. (Stage name of Marguerite de Vos)(18*-19*). Actress. *** As "Marguerite de Vos" acted for Paul de Groot in  the first, ground-breaking  production of Louis Leipoldt's  Die Heks and Sudermann's Huis Toe (both in 1925), ***
 
 
 
DE VOS, Marguerite. See Greta de Vos.
 
 
 
DE VOS, Marius (19*-) Actor ** Hell is for Whites Only (Pieter-Dirk Uys, 1982) 
 
 
 
DE VRIENDT, Louis. (18**-19**) Actor and manager. The son of a Flemish sculptor, De Vriendt began acting when he was eighteen and trained in the Flemish "volkstoneel" ("folk theatre") with Jan van Beers and Emiel Hullebroeck. He travelled widely also in eastern Europe, and apparently met his wife Mignon Sorel there. When they returned to Europe in 1914 they lived in Amsterdam and later moved to Belgium and formed the De Comoedia theatre group, presenting popular "transformation pieces" in which they portrayed a dozen or more characters. For example, when they performed Die Niksnuts ("Worthless Man") he and his wife enacted eight characters each, utilizing a strong mimetic style of characterization. In the1922-23 season they joined Anton Verheyen on his tour of India and returned with him to Cape Town in 1927, to tour with their pieces, including Bietje ("Little"), De Brandstichter ("The Pyromaniac", De Gebroken Spiegel ("The Broken Mirror"), Niksnuts ("Worthless Man") and De Zonden van het Verleden ("The sins of the past" or Het Kind der Zonde = "Child of Sin "). Soon Verheyen breaks way, and they continued touring on their own.  * In 1938 he directed Sepp'l, a Flemish operetta he had co-written with Emil Hullebroeck, for Volksteater. *
 
 
 
DE VRIES, Casper. (1969-) Actor, cabaret-artist and comedian. of Dutch stock, went to
 
 
 
[[Eon de Vos|De Vos, Eon]]
 
 
[[Willem de Waal|De Waal, Willem]]
 
 
 
[[Baroness de Wagstaffe|De Wagstaffe, Baroness]] see [[Olga Racster|Racster, Olga]] 
 
 
[[Amanda de Wet|De Wet, Amanda]]
 
 
 
[[Jannie de Wet|De Wet, Jannie]]
 
 
 
[[Reza de Wet|De Wet, Reza]]
 
 
[[Joe Deetlefs|Deetlefs, Joe]]
 
 
 
[[Benoni Dehaeck|Dehaeck, Benoni]]
 
 
 
[[Jean Dell|Dell, Jean]]
 
 
 
[[Anton Dekker|Dekker, Anton]]
 
 
 
[[Ben Dekker|Dekker, Ben]]
 
 
[[Bob Denver|Denver, Bob]]
 
 
[[Ross Devenish|Devenish, Ross]]
 
 
[[H.I.E. Dhlomo|Dhlomo, Herbert Isaac Ezra]]
 
 
 
[[Stanley Dibeco|Dibeco, Stanley]]
 
 
[[Liz Dick|Dick, Liz]]
 
 
 
[[Gha-Makhulu Diniso|Diniso, Gha-Makhulu]]
 
 
[[Paul Ditchfield|Ditchfield, Paul]]
 
 
[[Melanie Dobbs|Dobbs, Melanie]]
 
 
[[Frantz Dobrowsky|Dobrowsky, Frantz]]
 
 
 
[[Robin Dolton|Dolton, Robin]]
 
 
 
[[Hermien Dommisse|Dommisse, Hermien]]
 
 
 
[[Val Donald-Bell|Donald-Bell, Val]]
 
 
 
[[Moira Downie|Downie, Moira]]
 
 
[[Trish Downing|Downing, Trish]]
 
 
[[Vivienne Drummond|Drummond, Vivienne]]
 
 
 
[[Eugene du Plessis|Du Plessis, Eugene]]
 
 
[[Janet du Plessis|Du Plessis, Janet]]
 
 
 
[[P.G. du Plessis|Du Plessis, P.G.]]
 
 
[[Chris du Toit|Du Toit, Chris]]
 
 
 
[[Totius|Du Toit, J.D.]]
 
 
 
[[Jac. Du Toit|Du Toit, Jac.]]
 
 
[[Michelle du Toit|Du Toit, Michelle]]
 
 
 
[[P.J. du Toit|Du Toit, P.J.]]
 
 
 
[[Peet du Toit|Du Toit, Peet]]
 
 
 
[[Piet Du Toit|Du Toit, Piet]]
 
 
[[Sandra Duncan|Duncan, Sandra]]
 
 
[[Wilson Dunster|Dunster, Wilson]]
 
 
[[Belinda Dupont|Dupont, Belinda]]
 
 
[[Diane Dupont|Dupont, Diane]]
 
 
[[Roberta Durrant|Durrant, Roberta]]
 
 
[[Pippa Dyer|Dyer, Pippa]]
 
 
 
[[Allan Dyssel|Dyssel, Allan]]
 
 
 
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Please also note: Surnames (or last names) consisting of two or three words (e.g. names preceded by Da, De, De La, Du, Le, Van, Van Den, Van Der, Von, etc) appear under the first word in this listing. Thus the singer Natalia da Rocha, the choreographer Wendy de la Harpe and the playwright P.G. du Plessis would all be listed here under "D" as Da Rocha, Natalia, De la Harpe, Wendy and Du Plessis, P.G. respectively.

This section has been subdivided to simplify searches.

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