Pierre Stephanus de Wet (1909–1990) was a film director, producer and writer. He is considered the father of the Afrikaans film industry. He established the Afrikaans film industry almost single-handedly with meager means and produced a total of 21 Afrikaans films during his lifetime. De Wet was also the creator of Kom Saam Vanaand (1949), the first ever South African and Afrikaans musical.
He died of a heart attack in a Johannesburg hospital in 1990 at the age of 80.
Filmography As an actor Pikkie se Erfenis, 1946 Die kaskenades van Dr. Kwak, 1948 as Dr. Hendrikus Kwak Moedertjie, 1931 (first full-length film with Afrikaans dialogue)
As an author Dis Lekker om te Lewe, 1957 ’n Plan is ’n Boerdery, 1954 Hier’s ons weer, 1950 Die kaskenades van Dr. Kwak, 1948 Simon Beyers, 1947
As an director En die Vonke Spat, 1961 Oupa en die plaasnooientjie, 1960 Nooi van my hart, 1959 Piet se tante, 1959 Fratse in die vloot, 1958 Dis Lekker om te Lewe, 1957 Matieland, 1955 Vadertjie Langbeen, 1955 ’n Plan is ’n Boerdery, 1954 Altyd in my drome, 1952 Alles sal regkom, 1951 Kom saam, vanaand, 1949 (eerste Suid-Afrikaanse en Afrikaanse musiekblyspel) Die kaskenades van Dr. Kwak, 1948 Simon Beyers, 1947 Geboortegrond, 1946 Pikkie se Erfenis, 1946
Awards For his performance in Moedertjie he received the first Afrikaans film award - a medal of honour from the then Academy for Language, Letters and Arts.
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