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John Cazabon

John Cazabon

English actor and stage writer

John Forde Cazabon (3 August 1914 – 22 June 1983) was an English actor and stage writer whose career began in Sydney, Australia.

History

Cazabon was born in Hertford, Hertfordshire, to violinist and composer Albert Cazabon (1883–1970) and Norah Cazabon née Delaney,[1] a professional actress born in Australia. He had an older sister Norah Cazabon and a younger brother Robert Brendan Cazabon (born c. 1919), who was killed in action in 1941.[2]

In 1927 the family moved to Sydney, where Albert Cazabon had secured the post of musical director to the Prince Edward Theatre's orchestra,[3] and Gladys, née Curtin, a professional actress born in Australia. Cazabon and sister Norah were members of Sydney's Impressionist Theatre in 1933[4] and in 1934, with their mother, joined the Independent Theatre and Pickwick Theatre Group, both run by Doris Fitton.[5] They later joined Beryl Bryant's group.

Albert Cazabon returned to London in 1936, living at Aberdeen Place, and was hired by the BBC, but Cazabon stayed behind and secretly married actress Margery Gielis of Toowoomba.[6] They had a son Charles who married Margaret Burns on 20 May 1967.[7]

His sister Norah married Stephen Merivale of Middleton Hall, Leeds. Stephen was cousin of Philip Merivale who married Gladys Cooper.

Writer

  • An early venture into this field was the playlet Hearts to Mend in 1933.[8]
  • Good Catch (musical) with George S. English[9]
  • Stranger Walk In (comedy in three acts) at Bryant's Playhouse

As stage actor

  • Snappy Sydney (1933 revue)[10]
  • The Corn Is Green at the Minerva Theatre

Radio

Screen career

Recognition

  • Macquarie Award 1948 for part in radio play Sleeping Clergyman[13]
  • Macquarie Award 1950 for part in comedy

References

  1. [1]
    "Amusements". The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser. Vol. XC, no. 2547. New South Wales, Australia. 31 August 1910. p. 47. Retrieved 1 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. [2]
    "Casualties in A.I.F." Sydney Morning Herald 19 November 1941
  3. [3]
    "Prince Edward Theatre - New Musical Director" Sydney Morning Herald 2 September 1927
  4. [4]
    "Little Theatres". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 1, no. 5. Australia. 8 July 1933. p. 32. Retrieved 1 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. [5]
    "Mother and Daughter" Sydney Morning Herald 14 June 1934
  6. [6]
    "Gossip". The Sun (Sydney). No. 1843. New South Wales, Australia. 24 July 1938. p. 1. Retrieved 1 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. [7]
    "Social Roundabout". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 34, no. 51. Australia. 17 May 1967. p. 10. Retrieved 1 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. [8]
    "Young Playwright". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). Vol. 3, no. 188. New South Wales, Australia. 22 September 1933. p. 10. Retrieved 1 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia. This article is accompanied by a photograph of the young Cazabon.
  9. [9]
    "Musical Comedy at Savoy" Sydney Morning Herald 17 March 1934
  10. [10]
    "Snappy Sydney at the Savoy" Sydney Morning Herald 17 October 1933
  11. [11]
    "Robert Morley from 5AD" (Adelaide) Advertiser 7 October 1949
  12. [12]
    Sydney Morning Herald 2 June 1954
  13. [13]
    "Macquarie Awards for Radio Drama" Sydney Morning Herald 21 February 1949
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