Taubie Kushlick (1910â€"1991) was a South African actress and
producer. She became characterized as the self-styled "First Lady of
Theatre".Kushlick was the daughter of Jewish Lithuanian immigrants
from Kovno. She was born in the Orange Free State and educated at
Wesleyan High School (now Kingswood College), Grahamstown. She studied
for two years at the Royal Academy of Music in London, earning two
gold medals. She married (doctor) Philip Kushlick. They had a son.
Kushlick lived in Johannesburg for most of her life. In an interview
with the Sunday Times columnist, Jani Allan she described herself as
"a BIG personality..A Rolls-Royce! A man-eating
Rolls-Royce!"Kushlick's career as an actress and theatre producer
spanned over six decades. She received acclaim for her notable role in
South African theatre. Her hand-on approach also became a particular
characteristic of her career, she once admitted "My type is dying out
of the theatre. I'm a conductor who has to ORCHESTRATE the whole
thing."Her career highlights included producing for Reps (Alexander
Theatre), the National Theatre (PACT), the Children's Theatre,
universities and CAPAB. She was frequently nominated for South
Africa's Woman of the Year prize for her theatre productions.
producer. She became characterized as the self-styled "First Lady of
Theatre".Kushlick was the daughter of Jewish Lithuanian immigrants
from Kovno. She was born in the Orange Free State and educated at
Wesleyan High School (now Kingswood College), Grahamstown. She studied
for two years at the Royal Academy of Music in London, earning two
gold medals. She married (doctor) Philip Kushlick. They had a son.
Kushlick lived in Johannesburg for most of her life. In an interview
with the Sunday Times columnist, Jani Allan she described herself as
"a BIG personality..A Rolls-Royce! A man-eating
Rolls-Royce!"Kushlick's career as an actress and theatre producer
spanned over six decades. She received acclaim for her notable role in
South African theatre. Her hand-on approach also became a particular
characteristic of her career, she once admitted "My type is dying out
of the theatre. I'm a conductor who has to ORCHESTRATE the whole
thing."Her career highlights included producing for Reps (Alexander
Theatre), the National Theatre (PACT), the Children's Theatre,
universities and CAPAB. She was frequently nominated for South
Africa's Woman of the Year prize for her theatre productions.
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