Edric Connor in Variety in Sepia
Edric Connor on BBC television in Variety in Sepia with The George Williams Choir at Radiolympia, Earls Court. 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
12079718
Media ID
48089597
Size
2208px x 1808px
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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
1947
