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Barbara Assoon

1929 – 2020

Trinidad and Tobago actress

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About Barbara Assoon

Lived 1929 – 2020 (aged 90–91). Barbara Assoon was a journalist and actor.

Barbara Dolores Assoon (c. 1929 – 14 April 2020) was a Trinidad and Tobago actress, journalist, and broadcaster.

Biography Barbara Assoon was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The daughter of a French-Chinese acrobat, she began her acting career in the mid-1940s. In 1948, she had a role in a production of Peter Ustinov's play The Indifferent Shepherd, acting in the first of many productions with Errol John. She performed in many radio soap operas as well as live TV dramas during the 1950s. She reprised her role in The Crucible for British television, in a production also featuring Sean Connery. Hopkins' play reunited her with Thomas Baptiste; the two actors had played the first Black couple to appear in Coronation Street in 1963.

In 1966, her English husband died; he was an accountant, the couple had a son. Assoon returned to Trinidad with her son in 1968 working with Radio Trinidad as a radio presenter especially on its programme intended for women. Her last appearance in a stage play was in 1990, in Derek Walcott's Remembrance, appearing with Norman Beaton.

She died, aged 91, in Westshore Hospital, Cocorite, Port of Spain.

Other television credits South (TV, 1959)

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1929
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Trinidad and Tobago

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Barbara Assoon?

Trinidad and Tobago actress

When was Barbara Assoon born?

Barbara Assoon was born in 1929.

When did Barbara Assoon die?

Barbara Assoon died on 15 April 2020.

What was Barbara Assoon's occupation?

Barbara Assoon was a journalist and actor.

What nationality was Barbara Assoon?

Barbara Assoon's recorded nationality: Trinidad and Tobago.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Barbara Assoon

· Wikidata: Q4858724

· DBpedia: Barbara Assoon

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