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Grant, Cyril Ewart Lionel, (1919-2010), Guyanese actor, musician, writer and poet
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Surname: | Grant |
Forenames: | Cyril Ewart Lionel |
Gender: | Male |
Date: | 1919-2010 |
History: | Cyril Grant was born in Guyana. During the Second World War he served as a flight lieutenant in the Royal Air Force and spent two years as a prisoner of war. He was a qualified Barrister at Law, but worked as an actor and singer, and was the first black face to be regularly seen on British Television. He was the co-founder and chairman of Drum, the London based Black arts centre in the 1970s and director of Concord Multicultural Festivals in the 1980s. |
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Name authority reference: | GB/NNAF/P243836 |
Number | Description | Held by | Reference | Further information |
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1940s-2010: corresp, notes, photographs and audio-visual material incl records of Drum Arts Centre Ltd, records of Concord Festival Trust, records of acting career incl theatre and film posters and programmes, corresp with agents/producers and fan mail, records of writing career incl published and draft manuscripts, and personal papers
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The London Archives: City of London
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B14/087
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See Annual Return 2014
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c1940-2010: additional papers rel to World War Two
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The London Archives: City of London
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B15/041
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See Annual Return 2015
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Cy Grant was a co-founder of Drum Arts Centre in London
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