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INGLIS, Margaret (Peggy). (1904?*-. ) Internationally renowned actress and director. Born in *** ****Married to [[Stuart Leith]].  In 1944 she performed in Coward’s ''[[Blithe Spirit]]'' for the Gwen ffrançon-Davies and Marda Vanne Company ***, and the same year she and [[Nan Munro]] founded the [[Munro-Inglis Company]], opening with and starring in ''[[My Sister Eileen]]''. *** As director she produced among others ''[[Stage Door]]'' ([[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Johannesburg REPS]] , 1943), *In 1951 appeared in ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'', the inaugral performance at the new [[Johannesburg Repertory Theatre]], ''[[Henry VIII]]''  (directed by [[Will Jamieson]], with [[Johan Nel]] & Margaret Inglis). Also acted for and directed a number of plays for the [[East Rand Theatre Club]], [[Brian Brooke Company]], and the [[National Theatre Organisation]], including roles in ** ''[[Janus]]'' (the [[Brooke Theatre]], 1958),  ** . In the mid-1960’s she and [[Robert Langford]] had a joint company (the [[Langford-Inglis Company]]) which worked in South Africa, doing for example Coward’s ''[[Private Lives]]'' (196*), Charles Dyer’s ''[[Staircase]]'' (1967), **.  In 1963, after the passing of her husband, she instituted the [[Stuart Leith Award]] (or popularly known as the "Sammy") for the best English actor on the Johannesburg stage. She returned to England in 1977 to continue there with her illustrious career. In 1986 she returned to South Africa for a brief stint to do ''[[Tom and Viv]]'' at the [[Baxter Theatre]], Cape Town - a production dedicated to the memory of [[Rosalie van der Gucht]]. Made a Dame of the British Empire in 2000?1999?
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[[Margaret Inglis]]. (1912-2010) Internationally renowned actress and director.  
  
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INGLIS, Margaret. Actress. Formed a Company with [[Nan Munro]] circa 1944. Performed in Pirandello’s ''[[Six Characters in search of an Author]]'' and Kaufmann and Hart’s ''[[The Man who came to dinner]]'' for the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|REPS]] in 1941 starring with [[André Huguenet]], directed by [[Leontine Sagan]]. Directed ''[[Stage Door]]'' by George S. Kaufmann and Edna Ferber in 1943 for the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|REPS]]. Starred in ''[[Blithe Spirit]]'' in 1944 with [[Gwen Ffrangçon-Davies]], [[Marda Vanne]] and [[Siegfried Mynhardt]]. ''[[My Sister Eileen]]'' by ****. Performed by [[Nan Munro]] and Margaret Inglis 1944. First production of their  new company. She directed [[Gordon Mulholland]] in ''[[The Philadelphia Story]]'' for the [[Munro-Inglis Company]] in 1945. Directed productions for the [[East Rand Theatre Club]]. Starred in ''[[The Lady's not for Burning]]'' by Christopher Fry which was staged by the [[University Players]] in 1951. Also starring [[Molly Seftel]] and [[Philip Birkinshaw]]. She starred in ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'', which was the inaugural production for the new [[Johannesburg Repertory Theatre|Reps Theatre]] which opened in November 1951. [[Gwen Ffrangçon-Davies]] directed and [[Jack Ralphs] played the part of Benedick. [[Leon Gluckman]] directed and co-starred opposite Margaret Inglis in Giraudoux’s ''[[Amphitryon 38]]'' in 1952. Together with Leon Gluckman, she co-directed and co-starred in John van Druten’s comedy The Voice of the Turtle. It was staged in 1952 and toured the East Rand with Percy Tucker acting as assistant stage manager. She starred in a celebrity concert in aid of the National Theatre Development Fund at the Reps in 1954. It was staged by The National Theatre and also starred André Huguenet, Dawie Couzyn and Taubie Kushlick, and came through the offices of Breytenbach. Starred in Taubie Kushlick’s production of Robert Anderson’s Tea and Sympathy in 1954. It aslo starred John Templer and Brian Bell. Margaret Inglis produced, directed and played in Hamlet with Siegfried Mynhardt at the Windmill Theatre in 1955. She produced and co-starred in Love in Idleness with John Hussey at the Library Theatre in 1955. She attended the first meeting of  the South African Association of Theatrical Managements, established early 1956. She starred in Shaw’s Candida for the National Theatre’s Festival production at the Library in 1956.  She starred in Terence Rattigan’s Separate Tables, together with Dennis Price, which Brian Brooke staged in 1957. She spent eighteen months playing and directing for the National Theatre before starring in Janus, a comedy at the Brooke Theatre in 1958. Brian Brooke directed, and Anthony Farmer designed the sets for this play which also starred Gordon Mulholland. She starred in The Grass is Greener which was staged at the Brooke Theatre in 1959 with British actor Ian Hunter. She starred in Harold Pinter’s The Birthday Party, followed by Tennessee Williams’ The Night of the Iguana which was staged at the Playhouse by the Cockpit Players in 1962. Leonard Schach directed, and in his company of actors for these plays were Michael McGovern, Siegfried Mynhardt, Marjorie Gordon, Diane Wilson and Kerry Jordan. She married Robert Langford circa 1962, and together they founded a new company. Their first production was a revival of Gaslight at the Library Theatre in 1962. Together with the Reps management, Inglis and Langford staged The Physicists, which lost a bundle in 1963. They then staged Noël Coward’s Private Lives, starring Robert Langford and Shelagh Holliday. She directed the PACT production Hamlet at the Civic in 1964. It starred François Swart, Reinet Maasdorp, Joan Blake and Joe Stewardson. The Langford-Inglis Company got the rights to Charles Dyer’s Staircase, and staged the play, starring Robert Langford and Patrick Mynhardt in 1967. She starred in Noël Coward’s Present Laughter, directed by Charles Hickman as the final production for the Reps in 1969. It was staged at the Alexander and also starred Bernard Brown, Jenny Gratus and Gordon Mulholland. She starred in Roar Like a Dove, directed by Petrina Fry at the Brooke, in 1969. Langford-Inglis, Academy Theatre Productions and PACT collaborated to present Max Adrian’s one-man show of readings from George Bernard Shaw at the Alexander in 1971. She starred in the Langford-Inglis and Hymie Udwin production of Old Ladies together with Zoe Randall and Bess Finney at the Alexander in 1971. She starred in the Langford-Inglis, Udwin and Brooke production of The Au Pair Man at the Brooke in 1971. It also starred John Whiteley. She directed Nan Munro in The Importance of Being Earnest and Michael Atkinson in The Lady’s Not for Burning for NAPAK in Durban post 1962. She starred in Lloyd George Knew My Father together with Andrew Qruickshank at the Academy in 1974. She starred in Hugh Leonard’s A Life directed by and starring Godfrey Quigley at the Brooke in 1980. She starred in Pieter-Dirk Uys’ Scorched Earth in Johannesburg in 1989. INGLIS, Henry VIII  Will Jamieson(dir),  Ronnie Davis, Johan Nel
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Informally known as [[Peggy Inglis]]
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Peggy worked with Brian Murrray nb Scorched Earth (Pieter-Dirk Uys, 1989)  (See Du Toit,  1988; Hartnoll, 19**; Tucker, 1997 ) [TH, JH]
 
  
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== Biography ==
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Obtained a RADA Diploma in Acting (1935)[https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/margaret-inglis/]
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She was married to [[Stuart Leith]], who worked for African Explosives, a subsidiary of ICI (though some sources give his first name as '''Stewart Leith''', and he was popularly known as "Sam Leith"). The couple had three children, food writer Prue Leith[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prue_Leith], David Leith and actor-turned-restaurateur  [[James Leith]][https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0500697/?ref_=nmbio_trv_1].
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After her husband's death she married [[Robert Langford]], with whom she founded a theatrical company.
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According to former [[DALRO]] head [[Gérard Robinson]],  Stuart was affectionately known as "Sam Leith", and in view of that [[Percy Baneshik]] christened the [[Stuart Leith Trophy]] "[[The Sammy]]", the name by which it is popularly known.
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Her husband died in 19** and she herself passed away in 2010 at the age of 98.
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==Contribution to South African theatre, film and media==
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Over the years Margaret acted for and directed a number of plays for the [[East Rand Theatre Club]], [[Brian Brooke Company]], and the [[National Theatre Organisation]]. In 1944 she formed a Company with [[Nan Munro]], known as the [[Munro-Inglis Company]] and in the mid-1960’s she and [[Robert Langford]] also had a joint company (the [[Langford-Inglis Company]]) which worked in South Africa, doing for example [[Noël Coward|Coward]]’s ''[[Private Lives]]'' (196*), Charles Dyer’s ''[[Staircase]]'' (1967).
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She returned to England in 1977 to continue there with her illustrious career. In 1986 she returned to South Africa for a brief stint to do ''[[Tom and Viv]]'' at the [[Baxter Theatre]], Cape Town - a production dedicated to the memory of [[Rosalie van der Gucht]].
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===Contribution as actress ===
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Margaret performed in ''[[Six Characters in Search of an Author]]'' and Kaufmann and Hart’s ''[[The Man Who Came to Dinner]]'' for the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|REPS]] in 1941, ''[[Blithe Spirit]]'' and ''[[My Sister Eileen]]'' in 1944, ''[[The Lady's not for Burning]]'' by Christopher Fry which was staged by the [[University Players]] in 1951, ''[[Much Ado about Nothing]]'', which was the inaugural production for the new [[Johannesburg Repertory Theatre|Reps Theatre]] which opened in November 1951, [[Leon Gluckman]] directed and co-starred opposite Margaret Inglis in Giraudoux’s ''[[Amphitryon 38]]'' in 1952, [[The Voice of the Turtle]] (which she co-directed) in 1952, ''[[Tea and Sympathy]]'' in 1954, ''[[Candida]]'' 1956, ''[[Separate Tables]]'' staged in 1957, ''[[Janus]]'' 1958, ''[[The Grass is Greener]]'' 1959, ''[[The Birthday Party]]'', followed by Tennessee Williams’ ''[[The Night of the Iguana]]'' which was staged at the [[Playhouse]] by the [[Cockpit Players]] in 1962, ''[[Present Laughter]]'', the final production for the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Reps]] in 1969, ''[[Roar Like a Dove]]'' 1969, ''[[The Old Ladies]]'' and ''[[The Au Pair Man]]'' 1971, ''[[Lloyd George Knew My Father]]'' 1974, ''[[A Life]]'' 1980, ''[[Scorched Earth]]'' 1989.
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Margaret starred in a celebrity concert in aid of the National [[Theatre Development Fund]] at the [[Johannesburg Reps]] in 1954. An initiative of P.P.B. Breytenbach, the concert was staged by the [[National Theatre Organisation]], and also starred [[André Huguenet]], [[Dawie Couzyn]] and [[Taubie Kushlick]].
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===Film and TV===
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She appeared in British and South African programmes and films, roles including:
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"Art gallery visitor" in ''[[Vrolike Vrydag 13de]]'' ("Jolly Friday 13th") 1969)
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"Mrs. Collins" in ''[[A New Life]]'' (1974;
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"Lady Brattling" in ''[[House of the Living Dead]]'' (1974), 
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"Mirella" in ''[[The Exiles]]'', an episode of ''[[Space: 1999]]'' (a TV Series, 1976)
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"Nanny Webster" in ''[[The Little Minister]]'', BBC Play of the Month (TV Series, 1975)
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Hide HideSelf (1 credit)
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1982[[Van Kerslig tot Kollig]] (TV Series documentary)
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Self - Interviewee (1982)
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BBC Play of the Month (1965), ''Space: 1999'' (1975) and ''A New Life'' (1971). She was married to Stewart Leith. She died on April 16, 2010. See full bio »
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=== As producer and/or director ===
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She directed ''[[Stage Door]]'' ([[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Johannesburg REPS]] , 1943); [[Gordon Mulholland]] in ''[[The Philadelphia Story]]'' for the [[Munro-Inglis Company]] in 1945, she produced, directed and played in ''[[Hamlet]]'' with [[Siegfried Mynhardt]] at the [[Windmill Theatre]] in 1955, she produced and co-starred in ''[[Love in Idleness]]'' with [[John Hussey]] at the [[Library Theatre]] in 1955, ''[[Come Back, Little Sheba]]'' for [[NTO]], 1957; ''[[Roar Like a Dove]]'' presented by [[Brian Brooke Company]] 1961; the [[PACT]] production ''[[Hamlet]]'' at the [[Civic Theatre]] in 1964, ''[[Staircase]]'' presented by Langford-Inglis, [[Intimate Theatre]], 1967; ''[[Night Must Fall]]'' 1967.
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The first production of the [[Langford-Inglis Company]] was a revival of ''[[Gaslight]]'' at the [[Library Theatre]] in 1962. Together with the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Reps]] management, [[Langford-Inglis Company|Inglis and Langford]] staged ''[[The Physicists]]'', which lost a bundle in 1963. They then staged [[Noël Coward]]’s ''[[Private Lives]]'', starring [[Robert Langford]] and [[Shelagh Holliday]].
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She directed [[Nan Munro]] in ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' and [[Michael Atkinson]] in ''[[The Lady's not for Burning]]'' for [[NAPAC]] in Durban post 1962, as well as ''[[Henry VIII]]'', ''[[The First Mrs Fraser]]'' at the [[Intimate Theatre]], Johannesburg, she produced and performed in ''[[Impossible People]]'' (),
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She attended the first meeting of  the [[South African Association of Theatrical Managements]], established early 1956.
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In 1963, after the passing of her first husband, she instituted the [[Sam Leith Trophy]] (or popularly known as the "[[The Sammy]]") for the best English actor on the Johannesburg stage.
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== Awards, etc ==
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Made a Dame of the British Empire in 2000?1999?
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The [[DALRO]] prize for best actress in a supporting role in English for [[DALRO]] is named [[Margaret Inglis Award]] in her honour.
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== Sources ==
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[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
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Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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(See Du Toit,  1988; Hartnoll, 19** ) [TH, JH]
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== For more informtion ==
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IMDb [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0408881/].
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== Return to ==
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Return to [[ESAT Personalities I]]  
  
 
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]
 
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]
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Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
  
 
Return to [[Main Page]]
 
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Latest revision as of 09:54, 24 December 2021

Margaret Inglis. (1912-2010) Internationally renowned actress and director.

Informally known as Peggy Inglis

Biography

Obtained a RADA Diploma in Acting (1935)[1]

She was married to Stuart Leith, who worked for African Explosives, a subsidiary of ICI (though some sources give his first name as Stewart Leith, and he was popularly known as "Sam Leith"). The couple had three children, food writer Prue Leith[2], David Leith and actor-turned-restaurateur James Leith[3].

After her husband's death she married Robert Langford, with whom she founded a theatrical company.

According to former DALRO head Gérard Robinson, Stuart was affectionately known as "Sam Leith", and in view of that Percy Baneshik christened the Stuart Leith Trophy "The Sammy", the name by which it is popularly known.


Her husband died in 19** and she herself passed away in 2010 at the age of 98.

Contribution to South African theatre, film and media

Over the years Margaret acted for and directed a number of plays for the East Rand Theatre Club, Brian Brooke Company, and the National Theatre Organisation. In 1944 she formed a Company with Nan Munro, known as the Munro-Inglis Company and in the mid-1960’s she and Robert Langford also had a joint company (the Langford-Inglis Company) which worked in South Africa, doing for example Coward’s Private Lives (196*), Charles Dyer’s Staircase (1967).

She returned to England in 1977 to continue there with her illustrious career. In 1986 she returned to South Africa for a brief stint to do Tom and Viv at the Baxter Theatre, Cape Town - a production dedicated to the memory of Rosalie van der Gucht.

Contribution as actress

Margaret performed in Six Characters in Search of an Author and Kaufmann and Hart’s The Man Who Came to Dinner for the REPS in 1941, Blithe Spirit and My Sister Eileen in 1944, The Lady's not for Burning by Christopher Fry which was staged by the University Players in 1951, Much Ado about Nothing, which was the inaugural production for the new Reps Theatre which opened in November 1951, Leon Gluckman directed and co-starred opposite Margaret Inglis in Giraudoux’s Amphitryon 38 in 1952, The Voice of the Turtle (which she co-directed) in 1952, Tea and Sympathy in 1954, Candida 1956, Separate Tables staged in 1957, Janus 1958, The Grass is Greener 1959, The Birthday Party, followed by Tennessee Williams’ The Night of the Iguana which was staged at the Playhouse by the Cockpit Players in 1962, Present Laughter, the final production for the Reps in 1969, Roar Like a Dove 1969, The Old Ladies and The Au Pair Man 1971, Lloyd George Knew My Father 1974, A Life 1980, Scorched Earth 1989.

Margaret starred in a celebrity concert in aid of the National Theatre Development Fund at the Johannesburg Reps in 1954. An initiative of P.P.B. Breytenbach, the concert was staged by the National Theatre Organisation, and also starred André Huguenet, Dawie Couzyn and Taubie Kushlick.

Film and TV

She appeared in British and South African programmes and films, roles including:

"Art gallery visitor" in Vrolike Vrydag 13de ("Jolly Friday 13th") 1969)

"Mrs. Collins" in A New Life (1974;

"Lady Brattling" in House of the Living Dead (1974),

"Mirella" in The Exiles, an episode of Space: 1999 (a TV Series, 1976)

"Nanny Webster" in The Little Minister, BBC Play of the Month (TV Series, 1975)


Hide HideSelf (1 credit) 

1982Van Kerslig tot Kollig (TV Series documentary)

Self - Interviewee (1982)

BBC Play of the Month (1965), Space: 1999 (1975) and A New Life (1971). She was married to Stewart Leith. She died on April 16, 2010. See full bio »

As producer and/or director

She directed Stage Door (Johannesburg REPS , 1943); Gordon Mulholland in The Philadelphia Story for the Munro-Inglis Company in 1945, she produced, directed and played in Hamlet with Siegfried Mynhardt at the Windmill Theatre in 1955, she produced and co-starred in Love in Idleness with John Hussey at the Library Theatre in 1955, Come Back, Little Sheba for NTO, 1957; Roar Like a Dove presented by Brian Brooke Company 1961; the PACT production Hamlet at the Civic Theatre in 1964, Staircase presented by Langford-Inglis, Intimate Theatre, 1967; Night Must Fall 1967.

The first production of the Langford-Inglis Company was a revival of Gaslight at the Library Theatre in 1962. Together with the Reps management, Inglis and Langford staged The Physicists, which lost a bundle in 1963. They then staged Noël Coward’s Private Lives, starring Robert Langford and Shelagh Holliday.

She directed Nan Munro in The Importance of Being Earnest and Michael Atkinson in The Lady's not for Burning for NAPAC in Durban post 1962, as well as Henry VIII, The First Mrs Fraser at the Intimate Theatre, Johannesburg, she produced and performed in Impossible People (),

She attended the first meeting of the South African Association of Theatrical Managements, established early 1956.

In 1963, after the passing of her first husband, she instituted the Sam Leith Trophy (or popularly known as the "The Sammy") for the best English actor on the Johannesburg stage.

Awards, etc

Made a Dame of the British Empire in 2000?1999?

The DALRO prize for best actress in a supporting role in English for DALRO is named Margaret Inglis Award in her honour.

Sources

Tucker, 1997.

Various entries in the NELM catalogue.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

(See Du Toit, 1988; Hartnoll, 19** ) [TH, JH]

For more informtion

IMDb [4].


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Return to South African Theatre Personalities

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