Earl Cameron

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Earl Cameron, CBE (8 August 1917 – 3 July 2020) was a Bermudian actor. Along with Cy Grant, he was known as one of the first black actors to break the "colour bar" in the United Kingdom. He also had repeated appearances on many British science fiction programmes of the 1960s, including Doctor Who, The Prisoner and The Andromeda Breakthrough.

Earl Cameron
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Born(1917-08-08)8 August 1917
Died3 July 2020(2020-07-03) (aged 102)
London, England
Cause of deathPneumonia
OccupationActor
Years active1951–2020
Spouse(s)Audrey Cameron, (?-1994) (her death)
Barbara Cameron (1994-2020)

Cameron was born on 8 August 1917 in Pembroke, Bermuda. He was married to Audrey Cameron until her death in 1994. Then he was married to Barbara Cameron from 1994 to 2020. He had six children with Audrey.

Cameron died on 3 July 2020 in London from pneumonia, aged 102.[1]

References

  1. "Acting legend Earl Cameron dies aged 102". Archived from the original on 2020-07-03. Retrieved 2020-07-04.

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