Clinton Marius (20 August 1966 – 26 February 2020) was a South African writer and performer. He was born in

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, and made his first professional appearance singing the lead role in Menotti's opera, ''

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'' 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

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

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in which he appeared in

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'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

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in recognition of arts practitioners' contributions. His performance alongside Greig Coetzee in Kobus Moolman's ''Soldier Boy'', winner of the

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worldwide radio drama competition, was broadcast internationally. Clinton Marius' highly successful one-man show, ''Uncut – The Penis Monologues'', directed by Garth Anderson, 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

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. This was followed by the

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send-up, ''Guru'', and the one-man comedy ''Thank You Very Much'', a satire about

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and celebrities.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marius, Clinton 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