Nieu-Bethesda 50 km away. Stephanus Le Roux Marais, (1 February 1896 – 25 May 1979) – well-known Afrikaans organist, teacher and composer especially of Afrikaans lieder (art songs), lived in Graaff-Reinet. Anna Neethling-Pohl (1906–1992), regarded as a legend of Afrikaans theatre, was born in Graaff-Reinet. She performed in more than 50 stage works and lead roles, and translated 7 of Shakespeare's dramas into Afrikaans. She published several novels for which she received the Langenhoven prize in 1926 and the Vaderland prize in 1937. Professor of Drama at Pretoria University. Hymne Weiss (1910 – 6 October 2001) An author of novels and short stories matriculated at Hoër Volkskool in Graaff-Reinet. Hymne also translated many books from German, Dutch, English, Norwegian and Swedish into Afrikaans and was awarded the Academy Award for the translation of Barabbas by Pär Lagerkvist – Swedish (1953): Barábas Daughter of JF Naudé Eben Leibrandt (1915 – 22 October 2007) was a respected South African artist. Born in Graaff-Reinet, he studied at the Johannesburg Art School and the Central School of Art in London. Regarded as a versatile artist's artist, Leibrandt was a painter, sculptor, acclaimed mosaic artist and etcher and printer, who represented SA at the 1963 São Paulo Biennial and at the Venice Biennale three years later. His work is in many major collections, including the SA National Gallery, the Johannesburg Art Gallery, the Pretoria Art Museum, the SABC Collection and the Rupert Collection. David Botha, born in Graaff-Reinet in 1921, was both painter and graphic artist. He is best known for his oil paintings of wet Cape street scenes, usually depicting scenes in Paarl and Stellenbosch. He is considered to be an exponent of 'Cape Impressionism'. Wilhelm Otto Kühne (7 June 1924 – 21 September 1988) journalist, children's book writer and conservationist. Best known for his Huppelkind stories and as columnist at Die Burger. Dalene Matthee (13 October 1938 – 20 February 2005) was a well-known South African author who studied music at the Holy Cross Covent in Graaff-Reinet. Etienne van Heerden (1954), a well-known writer, grew up on a merino farm in the Graaff-Reinet district. He is the author of novels, short story collections, books of poetry, essays, cabaret collections and a theoretical book on post-modernism. He also is the founding editor of the multi-cultural South-African internet journal, LitNet, and currently teaches at the University of Cape Town. Trudi Dicks was born in Graaff-Reinet