About Winston Saunders
Lived 1941 – 2006 (aged 65). Winston Saunders was a lawyer and actor.
Winston Vernon Saunders, CMG (3 October 1941 – 25 November 2006) was a Bahamian educator, lawyer, actor, playwright and cultural director.
In April 1968, Saunders married Diane Gail North. He was also a driving force behind the modern Dundas Centre for the Performing Arts.
Death
Saunders died aged 65 on 25 November 2006 in Jamaica, where, in his role as chairman of the Bahamas’ National Commission on Cultural Development, he was assisting in discussions to plan the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire.
Saunders was survived by his wife Gail Saunders, OBE, the director-general of Heritage in the Bahamas.
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Bahamian lawyer and writer (1941–2006)
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Winston Saunders was born on 3 October 1941.
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Winston Saunders died on 25 November 2006.
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Winston Saunders was a lawyer and actor.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Winston Saunders. https://biography.guide/winston-saunders/
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