T.G. Warren
T.G. Warren (1855-1919) was a British actor and playwright.
Also billed as T. Gideon Warren
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Biography
Born on 21 August, 1855, in Westminster, London.
An actor for much of his life, on occasion also visiting South Africa.
He also wrote a few plays, the best known being Nita's First.
As a film actor he appeared as "The Colonel" in the short film The Antique Brooch (1914)[1]
He died in Lambeth, London, in 1919 at the age of 63.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He came to South Africa in 1879 as a member of a new company brought out by Disney Roebuck in that year.
His play Nita's First was also performed in the country by
Sources
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5636725/
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp.
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
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