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Nigel Kane
South African radio and television personality, actor, scriptwriter

Birth and Childhood
James Nigel Kane(Nigel) was born 02 August 1939 in Benoni in what was then the Transvaal province in South Africa.

His parents were James Stephen (Kim) Kane and Ruth Kane (nee Williams?). He grew up in what was then Salisbury in Rhodesia (Harare, Zimbabwe). He had one sibling, Lynne. He attended school at St Georges College and was an enthusiastic rugby player.

First Marriage
He married Anne Elizabeth Bance in 1964.

Their first child, Stephen Richard, was born 24 October 1965 in Rhodesia.

Following UDI, he moved to South Africa and his second child, Nicholas Michael, was born 03 February 1967 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Anne and Nigel separated in 1978 and divorced in 1985.

Second Marriage
Nigel remarried in 1987 to Eve (surname unknown), who passed away in 1989 of lung cancer.

There were no children.

Death
Nigel died in Johannesburg, South Africa, as a result of respiratory failure, on 27 August 2012.

He was 73.

Training
Nigel trained as a journalist, scriptwriter, DJ, actor, radio and television announcer.

He started but did not complete a degree in Drama at the University of Cape Town in 1960.

Career
Nigel was always interested in the stage, and made his first appearance at the age of 14.

On leaving school he trained as a reporter and pursued his interest in theater and broadcasting.

Whilst at the University of Cape Town in 1960 he produced Romanoff and Juliet with teh UCT Dramatic Society at the Little Theatre.

On returning to Rhodesia he did work for the then Rhodesian Broadcasting Corporation and was involved in the early days of Rhodesian television.

On moving to South Africa in 1965 he joined the SABC, working as a freelance and acting in radio drama.

Radio script writing:
"Squad Cars", Springbok Radio, 1970s

"Bear With Me", Springbok Radio, 1970s

Radio Appearances:
"The Man They Couldnt Kill", Springbok Radio, 1969 - 1970

Hosted "EMI Time", Springbok Radio, during the 1960s

Ross Poldark in the "Poldark" series durin the 1970s

Various roles in "Squad Cars" during the 1970s

Hosted "Second House" on SAFM during the early 1980s

Voice overs for various radio commercials

Was a regular continuity announcer and featured in several radio advertisements during this time

Worked for the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation from 1987 to 1989

Television Appearances:
First English-speaking newsreader on SABC Television, 1976

Various Christmas specials

Voice-overs for various television commercials

Theatrical Appearances:
Merriman, the elderly butler in "The Importance Of Being Earnest", 1959

Billus in "South Pacific", 1964

Lord Bigot in "King John", 1970

"Who Killed Santa Claus", 1971

Various Agatha Christie thrillers for Pieter Toerien in the late seventies

"The Petrified Forest", 1978

Oliver Costello in "Spider's Web", 1980

Count Orsini Rosenberg in "Amadeus", 1981

Old Capulet in "Romeo and Juliet",1991

Ross in "Macbeth", 1992

Reverend Chasuble in "The Importance Of Being Earnest", 2001

One man play "The Adventures of Brigadier Gerard", 2008

Film Appearances:
Radio Announcer in "Taxi!", 1970

"Banana Beach", 1970

Sergeant, tracking vehicle in "Vengeance Cops", 1971

TV Newscaster in "One Away", 1976

Marcus in "Skeleton Coast", 1988

Appeared as an extra in "Racing Stripes", 2005

Other work:
Public Relations management

Stage make-up artist

Stagehand

Circus roustabout

Car sales executive

Dog show judge

Public speaker

Reader for "Tape Aids for the Blind"