Ernest Trimingham Explained
Ernest Trimmingham (1880–1942), surname often misspelled as Trimingham, was a playwright, jourbalist, and actor on stage and screen from the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda.[1] He was one of the first black actors in British cinema. Trimingham is a common surname in Bermuda connected with an affluent merchant family,[2] and it is likely that Ernest adopted it when he became an actor. He was born in Bermuda in 1880, and died in England on 2 February 1942.[3] [4]
He wrote the play Lily of Bermuda staged by Duse Mohamed Ali in Manchester in 1909.[5]
Filmography
- The Adventures of Dick Turpin (1912), a British and Colonial Film Company release
- Jack, Sam and Pete (1919) as Pete[1]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Black voices in silent cinema | Sight & Sound. BFI. 23 August 2020 .
- http://www.annefield.net/triminghamlinks.htm THE TRIMINGHAM FAMILY in Bermuda
- Web site: Ernest Trimingham. IMDb.
- Web site: Bermuda Ernest Trimingham Earl Cameron Royal National Theatre. Deirdre Osborne. says. December 28, 2010.
- Book: Black in the British Frame: The Black Experience in British Film and Television Second Edition . 978-0-8264-5539-0 . Bourne . Stephen . 30 November 2001 . A&C Black .
