OBITUARY | Franz Marx was SA TV’s man with the Midas touch
SA’s daily soap opera pioneer with ‘Egoli’ was a meticulous and hands-on director and writer
27 September 2021 - 20:48
Franz Marx, who died in Pretoria at the age of 79 after testing positive for Covid-19 in July, was a legend of the local entertainment industry. He acted in the first nude scene ever seen in an Afrikaans movie and created the first daily soap on South African TV...
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