Trevor Rhone

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Life

Trevor Rhone, was the last child of 23, grew up in the tiny town of Bellas Gate in Saint Catherine, Jamaica. After seeing his first play at the age of nine, he fell in love with theatre. Educated at Beckford & Smith High School, now known as St. Jago High School, he began his theatre career as a teacher after a three-year stint at Rose Bruford College, an English drama school, where he studied in the early 1960s on scholarship.[3] He was part of the renaissance of Jamaican theatre in the early 1970s. Rhone participated in a group called Theatre '77, which established The Barn, a small theatre in Kingston, to stage local performances. The vision of the group that came together in 1965 was that in 12 years, by 1977, there would be professional theatre in Jamaica.[4]

Rhone's prolific work includes the films The Harder They Come (1972), co-author; Smile Orange (1974), based on his play of the same name; Top RankinTemplate:'; Milk and Honey (1988), Genie Award winner; One Love (2003), Cannes Film Festival favorite.

He was awarded the Musgrave Gold Medal in 1999 for his work by the Institute of Jamaica.[5]

He married Camilla King in 1974, and his children are Jonathan Rhone, filmmaker Traci Rhone, and physicist Trevor David Rhone.

Death

Trevor D. Rhone died on 15 September 2009 of a massive heart attack, and was buried in Bellas Gate, St. Catherine, Jamaica.

Works

Publications of plays

  • It's Not My Fault Baby (1967), co-author[6]
  • The Gadget (1968)
  • Cinderella (1969), musical[6]
  • Music Boy (1971)
  • Sleeper (1972)
  • Comic Strip (1973)
  • Everyman (1980)
  • Old Story Time (1981) - new 2010 Longman edition includes CSEC-specific study notes Template:ISBN
  • Two Can Play (1982)
  • The Game (1985)
  • Family Planning Musical (1989)
  • All in One (1991)
  • The Power (1992), commissioned by BBC Radio[6]
  • One Stop Driver (1992)
  • Dear Counselor (1997)
  • Bellas Gate Boy (c2002),[7] an autobiography,[8] earned the Actor Boy Award for "Best New Play" c2002.[8]

Films

Honours

For a more complete list see Awards and Honours.

References

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  1. ↑ "Trevor D. Rhone, 69 - Caribbean Playwright Co-Wrote 'The Harder They Come'", The Washington Post, 17 September 2009.
  2. ↑ "′Harder They Come′ writer looks back", Doug Miller, BobMarley.com, 28 March 2007.
  3. ↑ Trevor Rhone, a Writer of the Harder They Come, Dies at 69, Rob Kenner, The New York Times, 21 September 2009.
  4. ↑ Jamaica Gleaner, 2006-04-16.
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