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| − | ( | + | [[Geoffrey Sumner]] (1908-1989) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Sumner] was a British comic actor. |
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| + | ==Biography== | ||
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| + | Born on 20 November 1908 in Ilfracombe, Devon | ||
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| + | He appeared in a number of films and was a commentator for ''British Movietone News''. | ||
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| + | He passed away on 29 September 1989 on Alderney in the Channel Islands. | ||
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| + | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
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| + | He visited South Africa to appear in ''[[The Jockey Club Stakes]]'' (1971-1972) at the [[Academy Theatre]] and returned in 1979 he did ''[[There Goes the Bride]]'' and ''[[Doctor on the Boil]]'' (directed by [[Rex Garner]]) at the [[Academy Theatre]]. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | Tucker, 1997 | + | |
| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Sumner | ||
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| + | [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. p.375. | ||
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| + | Theatre programme (''The Jockey Club Stakes'') held by [[NELM]]: CAMPBELL Location: [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 33. 60 | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:52, 14 September 2022
Geoffrey Sumner (1908-1989) [1] was a British comic actor.
Contents
Biography
Born on 20 November 1908 in Ilfracombe, Devon
He appeared in a number of films and was a commentator for British Movietone News.
He passed away on 29 September 1989 on Alderney in the Channel Islands.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He visited South Africa to appear in The Jockey Club Stakes (1971-1972) at the Academy Theatre and returned in 1979 he did There Goes the Bride and Doctor on the Boil (directed by Rex Garner) at the Academy Theatre.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Sumner
Tucker, 1997. p.375.
Theatre programme (The Jockey Club Stakes) held by NELM: CAMPBELL Location: [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 33. 60
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