Miss louise bennett biography template
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Louise Bennett-Coverley
Louise began her studies in the autumn of 1945. A report written by RADA provides an insight into Louise’s time there. Praised for her intelligence, enthusiasm for learning, and interest in all aspects of the English theatre, Louise seems to have impressed the tutors. Interestingly, the report also notes that ‘she found a friendly reception from our staff and students.’
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27th August, 1946.
Dear Mrs. Carr,
Miss Louise Bennett.
You ask for a report on Louise Bennett, who spent one year as a student at the R.A.D.A. as a Jamaican British Council Scholar: We found Louise Bennett a highly intelligent person, keen to acquire all possible information and knowledge about the English Theatre, and English culture generally. She carried through her work here with enthusiasm, as what she felt was part of her general effort to see as much as possible of the English Theatre, its working, and its productions. Her social manner as admirable, and she foun
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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
[edit]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 bygd her mother. Bennett attended elementary school at Ebenezer and Calabar, continuing to
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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,