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(Sometimes wrongly written [[Sannie Metelerkamp]])  (1867-1945) Author and playwright.  
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(1867-1945) Author and playwright.  
  
Born in Knysna, a great-granddaughter of [[George Rex]]. Her great-uncle was thus [[Frank Rex]] whom the family claim wrote ''[[Kaatje Kekkelbek]]'', and her uncle was [[Frank Muller Rex]], editor of the ''[[Oudshoorn Courant]]'', who was also involved with the first performance of [[C.J. Langenhoven]]'s ''[[Die Hoop van Suid-Afrika]]''.
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'''See [[Sannie Metelerkamp]]'''
 
 
 
 
== Contribution to South African theatre and performance ==
 
 
 
 
 
She wrote a play ''[[In die dae van Van Riebeek]]'' ("In the days of Van Riebeek" - 1932), with which she was Joint winner (with [[J.W.S. Schumann]]) of the inaugural [[Krugersdorp Municipal Dramatic and Operatic Society]] ([[KMDOS]]) Playwrighting competition in 1932. Apparently she had written it originally in English, then translated it, which caused some controversy.
 
 
 
== Her other writing ==
 
She wrote mostly in English, and her two most quoted books are ''George Rex of Knysna: The Authentic Story'' (Howard Timmins, 1970s)  and ''Outa Karel's Stories South African Folk-Lore Tales''.
 
 
 
[TH, JH]
 
 
 
== Sources ==
 
 
 
Du Toit,  1988,
 
 
 
Binge, 1969
 
  
  

Revision as of 05:33, 4 July 2014

(1867-1945) Author and playwright.

See Sannie Metelerkamp


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