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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. [1]
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.
Jul 3, 2022 · The British Film Institute has digitised and made available online, four of the films that legendary TT actor, singer, and filmmaker Edric Connor made for his company, Edric Connor Films around 1960. Connor left Trinidad for England in 1944 to work in the war effort as an engineer, but soon became a regular performer on many BBC radio ...
Sixty years ago this year, Trinidadian Edric Connor became the first black actor to perform in Stratford-upon-Avon. He played a calypso-singing Gower in Tony Richardson’s 1958 production of Pericles. In 1992, my own directing career with the RSC began with The Odyssey.
Edric Connor is known as an Actor, Producer, Director, and Writer. Some of his work includes Moby Dick, The Vikings, King of Kings, 4 for Texas, Fire Down Below, The Roots of Heaven, Nobody Runs Forever, and Cry, the Beloved Country.
Connor left Trinidad in 1944 for England and established himself as an actor and a musician, performing on BBC radio, and television programmes during the early 1950s. Connor acted in a total of 18 films and was best known for his role as ‘Dagoo’ in John Huston’s 1956 production of Moby Dick.
