Former Supervisor Receives Honorary Doctorate Degree

    It is the pleasure of The Tally Ho to report that former Supervisor No.106 played by Earl Cameron,  has received an Honorary Doctor of Letters (DLitt) degree by the University of Warwick. The ceremony took place during the winter degree ceremonies on January 23rd 2013.

Born in Pembroke, Bermuda on August 8th 1917, Earl Cameron, one of Bermuda’s most successful actors, as well as one of the first black actors to break racial barriers in the United Kingdom. His career has spanned several decades and over sixty films and television programs. Older theatre aficionados may recall him from his numerous appearances on the London stage from the 1940’s onwards as well as various British television shows. He played the role of Pinder in the 1965 James Bond film ‘Thunderball l’ alongside Sean Connery. Still acting well into his later years, he recently played the African dictator Edmond Zuwanie in the 2005 movie ‘The Interpreter‘ alongside Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn.   As a young man, he joined the British Merchant Navy, and sailed mostly between New York and South America. When war broke out he found himself stranded in London, where he began his acting career.
    His first acting role came in 1942 when he talked his way into a part in a West End production of Chu Chin Chow. He went on to act in a number of plays in London, including The Petrified Forest and The Pool of London. His first major film role was in the 1955 film Simba, in which he played the role of Peter Karanja.
   November 5th 2012: Saw a theatre in the City of Hamilton, Bermuda renamed ‘The Earl Cameron Theatre’ in honour of the veteran Bermundian actor. Earl attended the ceremony with his wife Barbara. Mr Cameron’s career spans a half-century and includes dozens of stage, TV and film credits. He moved to Britain prior to WWII and after a career on London’s West End stage made his film debut in 1950 — becoming one of the first black actors to star in a British movie. The Tally Ho passes on its congratulations to Earl Cameron, the former Village Supervisor here in the Village.

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