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Minister Wishes Earl Cameron Happy Birthday
Last Saturday, Minister of Home Affairs Walton Brown personally extended best wishes and congratulations to renowned Bermudian actor Earl Cameron on behalf of the Bermuda Government at his 100th birthday celebration at the Holiday Inn hotel in Kenilworth, England. Minister Brown with Mr Cameron, photo courtesy of Winslow Cameron Born in Bermuda in... Read more of this article
Actor Earl Cameron Celebrates 100th Birthday
Bermuda’s Earl Cameron is celebrating his 100th birthday today [Aug 8], marking a century in the life of one of the island’s most illustrious thespians. A Voice Online story highlighting the actor said “Veteran Actor Earl Cameron has come a very long way since his first job washing dishes in a hotel after leaving Bermuda for the UK in... Read more of this article
Earl Cameron To Commemorate Ira Aldridge
Bermudian actor Earl Cameron will be the guest of honour at the unveiling of a blue plaque commemorating the life and work of Ira Aldridge, Britain’s first black theatre manager. The event will be held at the site of the theatre he once ran in Coventry on August 3. Cameron, who was recently inducted into the UK’s first black film and television... Read more of this article
Video: Earl Cameron Appears ‘In Conversation’
Earl Cameron took part in an open conversation when he was recently inducted into the United Kingdoms’s first black film and television Hall of Fame, with the 99-year-old Bermudian cited as “one of the first African Caribbean screen actors to break the colour barrier in the UK.” The conversation, which takes place with broadcaster Samira Ahmed,... Read more of this article
Earl Cameron Inducted Into UK Hall Of Fame
Earl Cameron was inducted into the UK’s first black film and television Hall of Fame, with 99-year-old Bermudian cited as “one of the first African Caribbean screen actors to break the colour barrier in the UK.” “The Screen Nation Hall Of Frame is a legacy project created by the Screen Nation Foundation to honor individuals of African... Read more of this article
Video: Channel 4 Interviews Actor Earl Cameron
The UK’s Channel 4 News recently interviewed Bermudian actor Earl Cameron, who spoke about his decades long career, and also delved into the U.S Presidential election, saying he thinks Donald Trump will be “disaster, not only to the United States, but to the whole world.” The legendary actor will be the first inductee in the UK’s... Read more of this article
Cameron To Be Inducted In Hall Of Fame In UK
Bermudian actor Earl Cameron will be the first inductee in the UK’s first black film and television Hall of Fame, according to a story in the Voice Online. Mr Cameron’s barrier-breaking career spans more than a half-century and includes dozens of stage, TV and film credits. Born in Bermuda in 1917, he moved to Britain prior to World War II and after... 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
British Film Institute Features Actor Earl Cameron
The British Film Institute [BFI] held its Senior Film Day recently, with a presentation introduced by David Somerset, the Institute’s education programmer and director, covering the film work of Bermudian actor Earl Cameron, with the event including a study of Mr. Cameron’s work, followed by a matinee of two films that he appeared in. Born... Read more of this article
James Bond’s Scrubbed Bermuda Mission
Largely set in and around Bermuda, the rogue James Bond project “Warhead” has been hailed as one of Hollywood’s great unfilmed scripts – so good it tempted a retired Sean Connery [pictured] to re-holster his Walther PPK and return as 007 for one final mission. But what amounted to a protracted Spy Versus Spy legal battle between... Read more of this article
Actor Earl Cameron Receives Honorary Degree
[Updated with photos] Earl Cameron has received an honorary degree from Warwick University in recognition of a lifetime’s achievement. The 94-year-old Bermudian actor was presented with the title Honorary Doctor of Letters (DLitt) at Wednesday’s Winter Degree Ceremony in the UK. Mr Cameron making an acceptance speech to a crowded Butterworth Hall... Read more of this article
BIFF Event Will Leave 007 Fans Shaken, Stirred
Diamonds are forever – and so, it seems, is James Bond, the most famous member of Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Bermuda will be participating in worldwide celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the timeless movie franchise with a charity screening of the new documentary “Everything Or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007” at the City Hall’s... Read more of this article
