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Born September 7, 1919 in Kingston, Louise attended Ebenezer and Calabar Primary Schools, St. Simon's College, Excelsior High School and Friends College. In the 1940s she went to England and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts on a British Council Scholarship.
She first appeared in a pantomime in 1943/44 "Soliday and the Wicked Bird" in the chorus role - Big Sambo Gal. As the decade came to a close, joined by Ranny Williams, she became an integral part of the process to "Jamaicanize" the Pantomime. She drew upon her wealth of knowledge of folk songs and tales and wrote"Anancy & Pandora"in 1949. Perhaps one of her most lasting efforts was the song "Evening Time" - a song from the 1949/50 Pantomime "Bluebeard and Brer Anancy" which has become a Jamaican classic. She co-wrote "Queenie's Daughter" which proved so popular, it was revived twice.
Her vast folk knowledge led to the publishing of several collections of poems, short stories and songs and was recognized by
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Louise Bennett-Coverley
Jamaican writer, folklorist and educator (1919–2006)
"Louise Bennett" redirects here. For the Irish suffragette and trade unionist, see Louie Bennett.
Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley or Miss LouOM, OJ, MBE (7 September 1919 – 26 July 2006), was a Jamaican poet, folklorist, writer, and educator. Writing and performing her poems in Jamaican Patois or Creole, Bennett worked to preserve the practice of presenting poetry, folk songs and stories in patois ("nation language"),[2] establishing the validity of local languages for literary expression.[3]
Early life
Bennett was born on 7 September 1919 on North Street in Kingston, Jamaica.[4] She was the only child of Augustus Cornelius Bennett, the owner of a bakery in Spanish Town, and Kerene Robinson, a dressmaker. After the death of her father in 1926, Bennett was raised primarily by her mother. Bennett attended elementary school at Ebenezer and Calabar, continuing to St. Simon's College and Excelsior College, in Kingston. In 1943, she enrolled at Friends College in
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Bennett, Louise
1919-2006
Poet, storyteller, folklorist
When news of Louise Bennett's death was announced on July 26, 2006, Jamaicans on the island and around the world mourned the loss of one of their greatest cultural icons. Known affectionately as "Miss Lou," Bennett was throughout her life a passionate champion of Jamaica's culture, its rich folklore tradition, and particularly its unique language. She pioneered the use of West Indian English, also known as "Creole" or "patois," as a medium for artistic expression and helped nurture a distinctively Jamaican style of theatrical performance. Her career as a poet and as a performer on the radio, stage, and screen spanned more than half a century. Described as the "first lady of Jamaican comedy," she was one of the most notable Jamaican personalities of the twentieth century.
Louise Simone Bennett was born on September 7, 1919, in Kingston, Jamaica, the only child of Augustus Cornelius Bennett, a baker, and Kerene Robinson, a dressmaker. After her father's early death, Bennett was raised by her mother. A self-described "a
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