Willem Frederik Mondriaan

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Willem Frederik Mondriaan was a Dutch born journalist and theatre producer.

Biography

He was the brother of the great modernist painter Piet Mondriaan.


Contributions to South African theatre, film, media and performance

While living in Bloemfontein, he was probably for a while associated with Die Hanekoms se Toneelskool, which had been established in 1932, and performed in some plays for them no doubt.

in 1933 he produced the five act drama Joan Woutersz by the Dutch dramatist Hendrik Jan Schimmel ()[], in the Grand Theatre in Bloemfontein, as part of the Orange Free State's contribution to the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the birth of William of Orange in the Netherlands. The cast included Christiaan de Wet Marais and

Sources

South African Opinion, 3(4):23

Trek, 11(3):18, 1946.

Binge, L.W.B. - Ontwikkeling van die Afrikaanse toneel (1832-1950) (1969)

http://docplayer.nl/34996739-Willem-frederik-mondriaan-n-biografiese-skets-deur-jan-karel-bosch-1.html

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5367015/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

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