Edric Connor signed photograph
Edric Connor signed photograph. Edric Connor (1913-1968) Trinidadian folk singer and actor who settled in Britain in 1944. A popular BBC radio personality in the 1940s he was also a television pioneer when the BBC resumed its service in 1946 at Alexandra Palace. Made many films including Cry, the Beloved Country, Moby Dick and The Vikings. First black actor to appear at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford in 1958 when he played Gower in Pericles
Picture No
12079715
Media ID
48089587
Size
867px x 1400px
(409KB)
Credit
© The Stephen Bourne Collection / Mary Evans
Usage Restrictions
Strictly editorial use only. Book cover use must be cleared with Mary Evans
Source
Stephen Bourne Collection
Date
1948
