Barbara Assoon [SEP] date of birth
Barbara Assoon
Barbara Assoon (born 1929) is a Trinidadian actress and journalist who has been one of her country's public personalities for six decades.
Biography.
Barbara Assoon was born in the Trinidad capital, Port of Spain, and 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", and the following year received a scholarship to study acting in England, choosing the Bristol Old Vic school. Assoon spent the next 19
June Gonsalves, Barbara Assoon, Glen Antoine, Sam Ghany, Val Douglas, Russell Winston, Trevor McDonald, Errol Chevalier, David Evelyn, Peter Minshall, Don Proudfoot, Bob Gittens and Ashton Chambers.
Two of the most popular programmes were:
- "Sunday Serenade", a show that featured performers of the day including the Mighty Sparrow and Ken Hutcheon), broadcast at 11.00 a.m. on Sundays and hosted by Sam Ghany.
- "Auntie Kay", a children's talent show named after its presenter