Hendrik Hanekom
Hendrik Hanekom | |
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Hanekom as he appeared as Oom Paul, probably his greatest role | |
| Born | Hendrik Andries Hanekom 17 July 1896 |
| Died | 11 January 1952 (aged 55) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | Mathilda Hanekom |
| Children | Tilana Hanekom |
Hendrik Andries Hanekom (17 July 1896 – 11 January 1952)[1][2] was a pioneer of Afrikaans acting. He was married to Mathilda Hanekom (born De Beer) and they had a daughter, Tilana.[3]
Hanekom has been acting since 1912, among other things in his 1915 play Heldinne van die oorlog.[4] In 1925, he and Mathilda founded Die Afrikaanse Toneelspelers, an Afrikaans theater company that existed for 27 years and toured the country. Among the plays they performed were Oom Gawerjal, Liefde en geldsug, Hans die skipper (by D. F. Malherbe), Oom Paul (by Calman Postma), Oorskotjie, General De Wet (also by Postma) and Die stille haard. They also acted with Paul de Groot in plays such as Huis-toe and As mans huishou.
In 1945 they were jointly awarded the first Medal of Honor for Drama by the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns.[5]
Hanekom died on 11 January 1952 at the age of 55.[6]
Filmography
- Lig van 'n Eeu, 1942
References
External links
Hendrik Hanekom at IMDb Media related to Hendrik Hanekom at Wikimedia Commons