- Deslye Kruck
Deslye Margaret Kruck (born
Brisbane, Queensland ,Australia 9 January 1931 ; diedGold Coast, Queensland ,Australia 23 November 2003 ) was an Australian lecturer indrama andspeech atQueensland University of Technology . She was also an accomplishedactor , director andcostume designer , notably forMaggi Sietsma 'sExpressions Dance Company ,Brisbane . One of her favourite stage roles was as "Fraulein Schneider" inJohn Van Druten 's stage play, "I Am A Camera ", later made into the film, "Cabaret ". Kruck acted extensively withBrisbane Arts Theatre . She was also heavily involved with theThe Speech and Drama Teachers' Association of Queensland Inc. serving on more than one occasion as President and also as a member of the management committee. She also was involved with theAustralian Society For Education Through Art . Kruck was regarded as an expert on the correction of speech defects having been commissioned to write a book on correcting problems associated with the pronunciation of "s" and "th" in English. After retiring from lecturing, she continued to teach speech and drama privately as well as design. She was also heavily involved withGold Coast Little Theatre .Works
Kruck, D.M, "
Correcting s and th ", Brisbane, Speech and Drama Teachers' Association of Queensland, 1992External Sources
* [http://www.goldcoasttheatre.com.au/Deslye%20Kruck.htm - Deslye Margaret Kruck - obituary by G. Rushton]
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