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[[Sybil Sands]] (1927-2016) Theatre agent.
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[[Sybil Sands]] (1927-2016) was an artist's agent.
  
She was born in Cape Town on 21 January 1927. She was married to Archie Sieff, the brother of [[Percy Sieff]]. She died in Cape Town on 14 October 2016.
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== Biography ==
  
She worked at [[The Space]]. Since 1972 she managed an agency for actors, Sands & Sieff.
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She was born in Cape Town on 21 January 1927. Studied music at the College of Music, under Leonard Hall. She was married to [[Archie Sieff]], the brother of [[Percy Sieff]]. She died in Cape Town on 14 October 2016.
  
In 2008 she received a [[Fleur du Cap]] Lifetime Award for her contribution to theatre.
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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She worked at [[The Space]] theatre in the 1970s and at the same time she managed an agency for actors, [[Sands and Sieff]] (established 1972). Later called [[Sybil Sands Artist's Agent]].
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She was a founder member of both the [[Personal Managers' Association]] (for Actors, founded in 1980)
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and the [[National TV and Video Association]].
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== Awards ==
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[[Johann Nell]] Theatre Award,  [[Players Club of Cape Town]],
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[[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards|Fleur du Cap Lifetime Achievement Award]] 2007.
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Lifetime Achievement Award, [[Cape Film Commission]]
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Life Member of the PMA ([[Personal Managers' Association]] in S.A.)
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Lifetime Achievement, [[Kayoscars]]
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Imbongi award, [[Cape Film Commission]]
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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http://whoswho.co.za/sybil-sands-3733
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''[[Die Burger]]'', 16 October 2016.
 
''[[Die Burger]]'', 16 October 2016.
  
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Latest revision as of 16:33, 20 September 2019

Sybil Sands (1927-2016) was an artist's agent.

Biography

She was born in Cape Town on 21 January 1927. Studied music at the College of Music, under Leonard Hall. She was married to Archie Sieff, the brother of Percy Sieff. She died in Cape Town on 14 October 2016.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

She worked at The Space theatre in the 1970s and at the same time she managed an agency for actors, Sands and Sieff (established 1972). Later called Sybil Sands Artist's Agent.

She was a founder member of both the Personal Managers' Association (for Actors, founded in 1980)

and the National TV and Video Association.

Awards

Johann Nell Theatre Award, Players Club of Cape Town,

Fleur du Cap Lifetime Achievement Award 2007.

Lifetime Achievement Award, Cape Film Commission

Life Member of the PMA (Personal Managers' Association in S.A.)

Lifetime Achievement, Kayoscars

Imbongi award, Cape Film Commission

Sources

http://whoswho.co.za/sybil-sands-3733

Die Burger, 16 October 2016.

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