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Errol John
British actor and playwright
Quick Facts
- Born:
- Dec. 20, 1924, Port of Spain, Trinidad
- Died:
- July 10, 1988, London, Eng. (aged 63)
- Notable Works:
- “Moon on a Rainbow Shawl”
Errol John (born Dec. 20, 1924, Port of Spain, Trinidad—died July 10, 1988, London, Eng.) was a Trinidadian-born actor and playwright who wrote Moon on a Rainbow Shawl (1958), for which he won The Observer’s prize for best new playwright in 1957 and a Guggenheim fellowship in 1958. John, a founding member of the Whitehall Players in Port of Spain, pursued his acting career from 1950 in London, where he found himself relegated to playing minor black characters, with the notable exception of his performance in the title role in Othello at the Old Vic Theatre (1962). His play Moon ...(100 of 213 words)