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‘The Deep’ Actor Louis Gossett Jr. Dies At 87
[Written by Patrick Bean] Louis Gossett Jr., who became the first Black, male actor to win both an Oscar Award and an Emmy Award died at the age of 87. The New York-born Gossett captured an Emmy in 1978 for his role in the ground-breaking TV mini-series Roots, which was based around late author Alex Haley’s slavery novel of the same name. He won... Read more of this article
Patrick Bean Jr On Acting, Success & More
Bermudian Patrick Bean Jr is making a name for himself in the film, television, and theatre industry. Most recently, the 37-year-old actor was featured alongside his fiancée, LaJoy Robinson, on the nationally syndicated talk show Kamaro during an ‘unlock the phone’ episode. Mr. Bean was depicted as suspecting his girlfriend of having an affair... Read more of this article
Andira Crichlow Stars In Queen Cleopatra
Bermudian actress Andira Crichlow has made her debut in Netflix’s docudrama series Queen Cleopatra. Ms Crichlow is starring as Arsinoe, Cleopatra’s half-sister, who was taken as a prisoner of war to Rome after playing a role in conducting the siege of Alexandria. “Thanks to everyone involved,” Ms Crichlow wrote on Instagram. “Such an honour... Read more of this article
MyLondon Highlights Actor Earl Cameron
As part of their Black History Month series, MyLondon has highlighted the late Bermudian actor Earl Cameron, a legendary figure who broke down many barriers. MyLondon said, “Born in Bermuda in 1917, Earl Cameron first appeared on screen in the 1951 Ealing film Pool of London, in a rare starring role for a Black actor. “Earl and a white actress... Read more of this article
Video: Morgan Freeman Recalls Bermuda Trip
While appearing on ’The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,’ American actor Morgan Freeman recounted the time he got caught in a storm while sailing back from Bermuda in 1979. “I sailed my little sloop, a 30 footer, to Bermuda and spent about four, five weeks down there and I was on my way back to New York in October and hit a storm,”... Read more of this article
Bermuda Photo In Jacqueline Bisset’s Top 20
British actress Jacqueline Bisset was recently asked to reflect on her life in pictures by Britain’s Daily Mail. They could run the gamut from family snapshots to production photos from her movies to photojournalists’ work capturing spontaneous moments taken on the fly. But she had to distil an entire lifetime down to just 20 shots and provide... Read more of this article
Spider-Man Scene Of Bermuda Actor Restored
The new summer movie blockbuster Spider-Man: Far From Home pits the teenage web-slinger against Mysterio, a super-powered master of illusion who is adept at making things disappear. But the special effects wizard turned villain, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, cannot be blamed for the absence of Bermudian actress Kristen Darrell’s scene in the film. Featured... Read more of this article
Earl Cameron Reflects On Show Business Career
Pioneering Bermudian actor Earl Cameron reflected on his barrier breaking career during a recent interview with the Ham&High, saying he is “proud of playing a small part in breaking down racial barriers.” The story said “When Earl Cameron first entered UK show business in the late 1940s, roles for black actors were slim pickings. Racial... Read more of this article
Mystery Limited In 1944 “Bermuda Mystery”
A 1944 film entitled Bermuda Mystery didn’t quite launch to rave reviews, with a contemporary report calling it a “thoroughly mediocre film”. The plot begins with Connie Martin, played by Ann Rutherford, being convinced that her beloved uncle, who lived in Bermuda, was murdered; he died shortly after he had received a gift of expensive... Read more of this article
Recalling Shirley Temple Black’s Bermuda Visit
Former child star Shirley Temple Black — who visited Bermuda during the height of her stardom — died late last night [Feb 10] at the age of 85. As a nine-year-old in July, 1938 she embarked for a holiday in Bermuda accompanied by her parents, two toy dolls, three armed bodyguards and a new insurance policy taken out by Hollywood studio Twentieth-Century... Read more of this article
Kitty Carlisle Hart’s 1963 Bermuda Vacation
Taking a break from her hectic television schedule in 1963 to enjoy a short Bermuda vacation, an American journalist commented that “Kitty Carlisle’s smile was as bright as the local sunshine” when he caught up with her on the island. Kitty Carlisle [1910–2007] was an American singer, actress and spokeswoman for the arts. The widow... Read more of this article
Spy Vs. Spy Thriller Featured Bermuda Episode
In the 1980 movie adaptation of author Brian Garfield’s bestselling novel “Hopscotch”, a rogue Central Intelligence Agency operative leads his former colleagues on a merry chase around the world — including to Bermuda — as agents try and prevent him from mailing out chapters of an exposé of the clandestine service’s... Read more of this article
Roaring ’20s Romance Was Filmed In Bermuda
Hollywood director Herbert Brenon reshaped parts of Bermuda’s coastline with dynamite and teams of labourers to conform with the screenplay’s specifications during the production of the 1914 silent movie blockbuster “Neptune’s Daughter.” When he returned to the island for a second film shoot more than a decade later,... Read more of this article
Kubrick Documentary To Screen At College
The life and work of one of the most acclaimed and controversial filmmakers of all time will be looked at in close-up when the Bermuda College holds a special screening of the 2001 documentary “Stanley Kubrick: A Life In Pictures” on Thursday [May 16]. Mr. Kubrick [1928–1999] — pictured here — was an American film director,... Read more of this article
Movie Siren Who Was Castaway In Bermuda
She remains best remembered for being Truly Scrumptious in name and appearance in the children’s classic “Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang” [1968] — but almost a decade earlier Sally Ann Howes’ comic turn as an English aristocrat who is stripped of her pretensions [and most of her heavy Edwardian couture] in Bermuda endeared her to an older... Read more of this article
Library Screenings Of “Django Unchained”
The Bermuda National Library will be featuring “Django Unchained” — director Quentin Tarantino’s Oscar-winning Western/revenge fantasy — at its “Saturday’s Selection” screenings this weekend [May 4]. The critically acclaimed 2012 film stars Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington,... Read more of this article
