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'''George Korelin''' (b. Kingston, Surrey, 02/03/1919 – d. Johannesburg, 17/01/1991) was a stage, film and radio actor.  Also credited as George Lane.
  
 
== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
  
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George Max Korelin originally came to South Africa in 1957 on a short-term contract, but elected to stay. In England, as George Lane, he had  featured primarily in pantomime and variety acts, but in South Africa he found regular employment on stage, in film and on radio and became a firm favourite in the role of Chuck Edwards in ''Taxi!'', a long-running radio series presenting “a week-by-week account of the trials and tribulations of a New York taxi driver”, which was also made into a movie.  The first series ran between 1969 and 1972 and it returned between 1975 and 1978.  Some of the later episodes were written by Korelin and his co-star [[Tony Jay]], who played Red Kowalski.  Also in the cast was his second wife, [[Patricia Sanders]] (1929-2005), who took the role of Myrtle.  In the theatre he had a particularly fruitful partnership with [[Rex Garner]], acting in several of the actor/director’s popular farces.
  
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== Credits ==
  
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=== Youth ===
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'''Film & Television'''
  
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''Kimberley Jim'' ([[Emil Nofal]]/1963), ''Rhino!'' (Ivan Tors/1964), ''Diamanten sind gefährlich'' (German TV series) (Hermann Kugelstadt/1965), ''King Hendrik'' ([[Emil Nofal]]/1965), ''Der Rivonia-Prozess'' (German TV series) ([[Jürgen Goslar]]/1966), ''The Second Sin'' ([[David Millin]]/1966), ''Vendetta'' (British TV series – Episode: ''The Hollow Man'' (Lennie Mayne/1966), ''Scotty Smith'' ([[Peter Henkel]]/1970), ''Taxi!'' ([[Joe Stewardson]]/1970), ''The Baby Game'' ([[Harry Hughes]] & [[Joe Stewardson]]/1973), ''The Demon'' ([[Percival Rubens]]/1979), ''Birds of Paradise'' ([[Tommie Meyer]] & [[Rex Garner]]/1981), ''The Gift of the Magi'' (TV movie) ([[Donald Monat]]/1981), ''Go for the Gold'' (Stuart F. Fleming/1984), ''Magic Is Alive, My Friends'' ([[Jan Scholtz]]/1985), ''The Devil & the Song'' ([[Bromley Cawood]]/1989), ''The Tattoo Chase'' (Jeff Gold/1989), Brutal Glory ([[Koos Roets]]/1989).
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'''Theatre'''
  
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1967 – ''[[Strike it Rich]]'' ([[Adam Leslie Theatre]]), 1974 – ''[[Birds of Paradise]]'' (Directed by [[Michael Pertwee]] at the [[Academy Theatre]]), 1977 – ''[[Don’t Just Lie There, Say Something]]'' (Directed by [[Rex Garner]] at the [[Academy Theatre]]), 1979 – ''[[What More Could She Want]]'' (Directed by [[Rex Garner]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]]), 1984 – ''[[Run For Your Wife]]'' (Directed by [[Rex Garner]] at the [[Baxter Theatre]]), 1988 – ''[[See How They Run]]'' (Directed by [[Rex Garner]] for [[Pieter Toerien]]).
  
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=== Training ===
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'''Radio'''
  
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''33 Half Moon Street'' (Series) ([[Adrian Steed]]/1965-1966), ''Brief Encounter'' (Single Play) (1966), ''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'' (Series – 2 episodes) ([[Adrian Steed]]/1967), ''Challenge of Space'' (Series) ([[Donald Monat]]/1969-1972), ''Taxi!'' (Series 1) ([[David Gooden]]/1969-1972), ''Taxi!'' (Series 2) (1975-1978).
  
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== Sources ==
  
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=== Career ===
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British Newspaper Archive
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He came to South Africa on a short-term contract in 1957 and remained in the country.
 
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
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He starred in [[Adam Leslie]]’s revue ''[[Strike it Rich]]'' in 1967 at the [[Adam Leslie Theatre]]. It also starred [[Adam Leslie|Leslie]], [[Joan Blake]] and [[Judy Layne]] with [[Marjorie Gordon]] replacing Joan during the run. He starred in The [[Academy Theatre|Academy]]’s production of ''[[Birds of Paradise]]'' directed by [[Michael Pertwee]] together with [[Rex Garner]], [[Melody O'Brian]] and [[Patricia Sanders]] in 1974. He starred in ''[[Don't Just Lie There, Say Something]]'' together with [[Rex Garner]], [[John Hayter]] and [[Melody O'Brian]] at the [[Academy Theatre]] in 1977. He starred in [[Rex Garner]]’s production of  ''[[What More Could She Want]]'' together with [[Melody O'Brian]] and [[Rex Garner|Garner]] at the [[Alexander Theatre|Alexander]] and the [[Academy Theatre|Academy]] in 1979.
 
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He played Detective Sergeant Porterhouse in ''[[Run for your Wife]]'' (1984) and Sergeant Towers in ''[[See How They Run]]'', 1988.
 
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He had a role in the radio play ''Brief Encounter''.
 
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== Awards, etc ==
 
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André I. le Roux & Lilla Fourie – Filmverlede: geskiedenis van die Suid-Afrikaanse speelfilm (1982)
  
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== Sources ==
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Percy Tucker - Just the ticket!: my 50 years in show business (1997)
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[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 526, 536
 
  
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0466160/?ref_=nv_sr_1
  
 
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Revision as of 21:07, 10 August 2018

http://esat.sun.ac.za/skins/common/images/button_italic.png George Korelin (b. Kingston, Surrey, 02/03/1919 – d. Johannesburg, 17/01/1991) was a stage, film and radio actor. Also credited as George Lane.

Biography

George Max Korelin originally came to South Africa in 1957 on a short-term contract, but elected to stay. In England, as George Lane, he had featured primarily in pantomime and variety acts, but in South Africa he found regular employment on stage, in film and on radio and became a firm favourite in the role of Chuck Edwards in Taxi!, a long-running radio series presenting “a week-by-week account of the trials and tribulations of a New York taxi driver”, which was also made into a movie. The first series ran between 1969 and 1972 and it returned between 1975 and 1978. Some of the later episodes were written by Korelin and his co-star Tony Jay, who played Red Kowalski. Also in the cast was his second wife, Patricia Sanders (1929-2005), who took the role of Myrtle. In the theatre he had a particularly fruitful partnership with Rex Garner, acting in several of the actor/director’s popular farces.

Credits

Film & Television

Kimberley Jim (Emil Nofal/1963), Rhino! (Ivan Tors/1964), Diamanten sind gefährlich (German TV series) (Hermann Kugelstadt/1965), King Hendrik (Emil Nofal/1965), Der Rivonia-Prozess (German TV series) (Jürgen Goslar/1966), The Second Sin (David Millin/1966), Vendetta (British TV series – Episode: The Hollow Man (Lennie Mayne/1966), Scotty Smith (Peter Henkel/1970), Taxi! (Joe Stewardson/1970), The Baby Game (Harry Hughes & Joe Stewardson/1973), The Demon (Percival Rubens/1979), Birds of Paradise (Tommie Meyer & Rex Garner/1981), The Gift of the Magi (TV movie) (Donald Monat/1981), Go for the Gold (Stuart F. Fleming/1984), Magic Is Alive, My Friends (Jan Scholtz/1985), The Devil & the Song (Bromley Cawood/1989), The Tattoo Chase (Jeff Gold/1989), Brutal Glory (Koos Roets/1989).

Theatre

1967 – Strike it Rich (Adam Leslie Theatre), 1974 – Birds of Paradise (Directed by Michael Pertwee at the Academy Theatre), 1977 – Don’t Just Lie There, Say Something (Directed by Rex Garner at the Academy Theatre), 1979 – What More Could She Want (Directed by Rex Garner at the Alexander Theatre), 1984 – Run For Your Wife (Directed by Rex Garner at the Baxter Theatre), 1988 – See How They Run (Directed by Rex Garner for Pieter Toerien).

Radio

33 Half Moon Street (Series) (Adrian Steed/1965-1966), Brief Encounter (Single Play) (1966), The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Series – 2 episodes) (Adrian Steed/1967), Challenge of Space (Series) (Donald Monat/1969-1972), Taxi! (Series 1) (David Gooden/1969-1972), Taxi! (Series 2) (1975-1978).

Sources

British Newspaper Archive

André I. le Roux & Lilla Fourie – Filmverlede: geskiedenis van die Suid-Afrikaanse speelfilm (1982)

Percy Tucker - Just the ticket!: my 50 years in show business (1997)

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0466160/?ref_=nv_sr_1

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