Playwright, screenwriter producer and actor Trevor Rhone
is dead.
Mr. Rhone died of a heart attack on Tuesday afternoon.
He was 69.
Trevor Rhone's sudden passing has stunned the theatre fraternity, including friend, fellow thespian and media personality, Fae Ellington.
"We've been sent into shock. As far as I know Trevor had not been ill so discovering he has passed has took the wind from out of me. But I would like to celebrate Trevor Rhone's life and his contribution literature, theatre, poetry as a playwright, as a director as a producer," Ms. Ellington said.
Trevor Rhone began his theatre career as a teacher after a three year stint at Rose Bruford College, an English drama school.
He was part of the renaissance of Jamaican theater in the early 1970's.
Rhone participated in a group called Theatre '77, which established The Barn, a small theatre in Kingston, to stage local performances.
Perhaps his most popular works throughout the Caribbean were 'Smile Orange' and 'Old Story Time'.
Smile Orange went on to become a film directed by the enigmatic playwright.
He also earned acclaim for his screen writing skills with 'The Harder They Come, the 1972 cult classic show-casing the life of a Jamaican gunman, which was instrumental in popularising reggae in the US.
He also wrote the script for the 2003 romance One Love, starring Kymani Marley.
His most recent project, was 'Bellas Gate Boy', an autobiography.
"He did his one man show chronicling his life from Bellas Gate, St. Catherine through to Kingston, through to England and back to Jamaica and the challenges he met along the way and how he overcame them," she said.
'Bellas Gate Bwoy' recently earned the Actor Boy Award for 'Best New Play'.
Rhone was also honoured by the local theatre industry for his outstanding contribution to Jamaican theatre.
In July 2007, Trevor Rhone having written and directed countless plays including the National Pantomime, was awarded 3rd place in the top 100 all time black screen icons in the past 100 years.
Mr. Rhone died of a heart attack on Tuesday afternoon.
He was 69.
Trevor Rhone's sudden passing has stunned the theatre fraternity, including friend, fellow thespian and media personality, Fae Ellington.
"We've been sent into shock. As far as I know Trevor had not been ill so discovering he has passed has took the wind from out of me. But I would like to celebrate Trevor Rhone's life and his contribution literature, theatre, poetry as a playwright, as a director as a producer," Ms. Ellington said.
Trevor Rhone began his theatre career as a teacher after a three year stint at Rose Bruford College, an English drama school.
He was part of the renaissance of Jamaican theater in the early 1970's.
Rhone participated in a group called Theatre '77, which established The Barn, a small theatre in Kingston, to stage local performances.
Perhaps his most popular works throughout the Caribbean were 'Smile Orange' and 'Old Story Time'.
Smile Orange went on to become a film directed by the enigmatic playwright.
He also earned acclaim for his screen writing skills with 'The Harder They Come, the 1972 cult classic show-casing the life of a Jamaican gunman, which was instrumental in popularising reggae in the US.
He also wrote the script for the 2003 romance One Love, starring Kymani Marley.
His most recent project, was 'Bellas Gate Boy', an autobiography.
"He did his one man show chronicling his life from Bellas Gate, St. Catherine through to Kingston, through to England and back to Jamaica and the challenges he met along the way and how he overcame them," she said.
'Bellas Gate Bwoy' recently earned the Actor Boy Award for 'Best New Play'.
Rhone was also honoured by the local theatre industry for his outstanding contribution to Jamaican theatre.
In July 2007, Trevor Rhone having written and directed countless plays including the National Pantomime, was awarded 3rd place in the top 100 all time black screen icons in the past 100 years.
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