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| + | == Biography == | ||
| + | Born Phyllis Jubyh *** Met and married the architect [[Sandor Konya]] in Cape Town in 1928. Later they moved to Pretoria where she became a long time reviewer and later arts editor for the ''[[Pretoria News]]'' | ||
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| + | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
| + | In 1980s she was sponsored by [[DALRO]] to write the history of [[FATSSA]] and amateur theatre. While this was not ever published, there is a manuscript in the National Archives (former [[CESAT]] Holdings). [[NELM]] holds holds a copy of this work (When the Amateurs Stole the Show: the story of FATSSA: the Federation of Amateur Theatrical Societies of Southern Africa [1938]). She did publish an article on [[FATSSA]] for a book in honour of [[P.P.B. Breytenbach]] (''The Breytie Book'', edited by [[Temple Hauptfleisch]], 1985). | ||
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Revision as of 10:29, 7 April 2018
Phyllis Konya (19*-). Journalist, reviewer and theatre historian.
Biography
Born Phyllis Jubyh *** Met and married the architect Sandor Konya in Cape Town in 1928. Later they moved to Pretoria where she became a long time reviewer and later arts editor for the Pretoria News
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
In 1980s she was sponsored by DALRO to write the history of FATSSA and amateur theatre. While this was not ever published, there is a manuscript in the National Archives (former CESAT Holdings). NELM holds holds a copy of this work (When the Amateurs Stole the Show: the story of FATSSA: the Federation of Amateur Theatrical Societies of Southern Africa [1938]). She did publish an article on FATSSA for a book in honour of P.P.B. Breytenbach (The Breytie Book, edited by Temple Hauptfleisch, 1985).
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