Clinton Marius
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Clinton Marius | |
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| Born | 20 August 1966 Pietermaritzburg, South Africa |
| Died | 26 February 2020 (aged 53) |
| Nationality | South African |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1996–2020 |
Clinton Marius (20 August 1966 – 26 February 2020)[1] was a South African writer and performer. He was born in Pietermaritzburg, and made his first professional appearance singing the lead role in Menotti's opera, Amahl and the Night Visitors at age twelve. His poetry has been published internationally, while he was also known for penning several plays and collections of short stories, as well as the fictional biography of a guru, Sunshine – The Booklet of the Biography.
Theatrical career
[edit]In 2002, he directed Jonathan Cumming's The Gladiator at the National Arts Festival, and co-ordinated A Slice of Madness, a season of theatre in Durban in which he appeared in David Campton's Mutatis Mutandis. In January 2003 he appeared at the KwaSuka Theatre in The Divine Child. In April 2003 he founded the annual Fools Awards in KwaZulu-Natal in recognition of arts practitioners' contributions. His performance alongside Greig Coetzee in Kobus Moolman's Soldier Boy, winner of the BBC worldwide radio drama competition, was broadcast internationally.
Clinton Marius' highly successful one-man show, Uncut – The Penis Monologues, directed by Garth Anderson,[2] premiered in Durban in September 2003 before starting its national tour. He also performed in his stage drama, Vergissmeinnicht (Farm of Secrets) at the 2003 National Arts Festival in Grahamstown. This was followed by the New Age send-up, Guru,[3] and the one-man comedy Thank You Very Much, a satire about Hollywood and celebrities.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Maritzburg-born playwright and actor dies suddenly". News24. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "It's all in the angle of the dangle". Independent Online. South Africa. 19 March 2004. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- ^ "What's the alternative?". Daily News. Durban. 5 March 2004. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- ^ "Comedy can be a real drag". Tonight. South Africa. 22 August 2006. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- South African poets
- South African dramatists and playwrights
- South African male short story writers
- 20th-century South African male singers
- South African male stage actors
- South African male child actors
- People from Pietermaritzburg
- 1966 births
- 2020 deaths
- English-language singers from South Africa
- South African male actors