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Edric Esclus Connor (2 August 1913 – 16 October 1968) was a Caribbean singer, folklorist and actor who was born in Trinidad and Tobago. He was a performer of calypso in the United Kingdom, where he migrated in 1944 and chiefly lived and worked for the rest of his life until he died following a stroke in London, at the age of 55.
Edric Connor was born on 2 August 1913 in Mayaro, Trinidad, British West Indies. He was an actor and director, known for The Vikings (1958), Moby Dick (1956) and King of Kings (1961). He was married to Pearl Connor. He died on 16 October 1968 in London, England, UK.
Edric Connor was born on August 2, 1913 in Mayaro, Trinidad, British West Indies. He was an actor and director, known for The Vikings (1958), Moby Dick (1956) and King of Kings (1961). He was married to Pearl Connor. He died on October 16, 1968 in London, England, UK.
"A Digging Song"This, like many other Jamaican folk songs, was the inspiration for a verse in an early Wailers hit "Jumbie Jamboree".Jamaican Folk/Calypso Si...
Edric Connor was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Connor found his beginnings in film with roles in the Sidney Poitier drama "Cry, the Beloved Country" (1952) and the Anthony Steel adventure "West of Zanzibar" (1955).
He was the first black actor to perform in Shakespeare at Stratford-Upon-Avon, and along with his wife Pearl Connor-Mogotsi launched the influential Negro Theatre workshop at London’s Lyric Theatre in 1963.
Edric Connor August 2, 1913 — October 16, 1968 • 55 y.o. (110)
Oct 22, 2011 · Edric Connor is primarily remembered by filmgoers as an actor for his work on screen during the last 15 years of his life, but the Trinidad-born singer also played a pivotal role in the introduction of what is now called world music to England during the late '40s and early '50s.
Connor’s coverage of the first-ever test won by England in the Caribbean, from an overcrowded Sabina Park, features authoritative narration by British-Guyanese commentator Ernest Eytle.
Edric Esclus Connor (2 August 1913 – 13 October 1968) was a Caribbean singer, folklorist and actor who was born in Trinidad. He was a performer of calypso in the United Kingdom, where he migrated in 1944 and chiefly lived and worked for the rest of his life until he died following a stroke in London, at the age of 55. Career.
