Dawn Lindberg

Dawn Lindberg (19 April 1945 – 7 December 2020) was a South African folk singer, actress, theatre producer, director and founder of the South African Naledi Theatre Awards, but was more commonly known for her part in the musical folk group Des and Dawn with her husband Des Lindberg. Her career spanned almost six decades.

Early life Dawn was born in Durban, South Africa in 1945 to Julius Lionel Silver and Maida Rademeyer and was one of seven children. She would attend Parktown Girls High School in Johannesburg. As high school student, she was a AFS exchange student and was based in Detroit, Michigan in the United States, and would meet President John F. Kennedy on a trip to Washington, DC. After completing high school in 1961, she attended the University of the Witwatersrand where she studied for a Bachelor of Fine Arts.

Continuing their musical protests, at their mansion home on Houghton Ridge, Sunday soirees were conducted over the years defying a law that prohibited public entertainment on Sundays in South Africa. South African artists including Johnny Clegg, Sipho Mchunu, John Kani, Winston Ntshona, Oswald Mtshali, Abigail Kubeka, the Soweto String Quartet, Hugh Masekela, Jonas Gwangwa, and the Drakensberg Boys Choir were only some of the performers. She is survived by her husband Des, children Joshua, Adam and grandchildren Saria and Shia.

Filmography Oh Brother..! (1974) The Men from the Ministry (1971)