Trinidadian actor and singer Edric Connor was instrumental in introducing Afro-American and Caribbean music and theater to British audiences. Pearl Connor was an actress and manager of the Pearl Connor Agency, a talent agency which represented African, Asian, and Caribbean artists residing in Britain. This collection contains material related to Edric Connor's career, the Pearl Connor Agency, and a number of Caribbean immigrant organizations with which they were involved.
Edric Connor was a Trinidadian actor, singer, producer, director, and radio personality. Best known for his movie roles in Cry, the Beloved Country and Moby Dick, he was instrumental in introducing Afro-American and Caribbean music and theatre to British audiences through radio shows, recitals, musical productions, and the publication of various collections of folk songs and spirituals which he edited. His Trinidad-born wife, Pearl Nunez Connor, a former law student, was an actress and lecturer and at one point managed a talent agency which primarily represented African, Asian, and Caribbean artists residing in Britain.
This collection consists of materials which document Edric Connor's career, the Pearl Connor Agency, and a number of Caribbean immigrant organizations with which they were involved. These materials include correspondence; contracts; writings by Edric Connor; radio, theatrical, and movie scripts; manuscript sheet music; minutes; programs; broadsides; personnel files; and financial records.
Purchase from Charles Apfelbaum, April 1986.04/15/86
Accessioned by Mary Yearwood, November 1986.
Transferred to the Photographs and Prints Division: photographs
Transferred to the Sheet music collection, Sc MG 915, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books: various printed music
Music not to be photocopied without permission of publisher or other holder of copyright.
Personnel files are not to be photocopied.