Earl Cameron
British actor (1917–2020)
Earl Cameron, CBE (8 August 1917 – 3 July 2020) was a Bermudian actor. Along with Cy Grant, he was known as one of the first black actors to break the "colour bar" in the United Kingdom. He also had repeated appearances on many British science fiction programmes of the 1960s, including Doctor Who, The Prisoner and The Andromeda Breakthrough.
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| Born | 8 August 1917 |
| Died | 3 July 2020 (aged 102) London, England |
| Cause of death | Pneumonia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1951–2020 |
| Spouse(s) | Audrey Cameron, (?-1994) (her death) Barbara Cameron (1994-2020) |
Cameron was born on 8 August 1917 in Pembroke, Bermuda. He was married to Audrey Cameron until her death in 1994. Then he was married to Barbara Cameron from 1994 to 2020. He had six children with Audrey.
Cameron died on 3 July 2020 in London from pneumonia, aged 102.[1]
References change
- ↑ "Acting legend Earl Cameron dies aged 102". Archived from the original on 2020-07-03. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
Other websites change
- Podcast interview with Earl Cameron on his life on the occasion of receiving his honorary degree from the University of Warwick on 23rd January 2013
- Feature on Earl Cameron at onecountry.org
- Earl Cameron on IMDb
- Royal Gazette interview with Earl Cameron Archived 2007-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Biography details on Screenonline
- Detailed filmography at the British Film Institute Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
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