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| Date of birth: | November 8, 1919 | |
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| Birth location: | British Guiana | |
Cy Grant (born November 8, 1919 in British Guiana) is Guyanese actor, singer, guitarist and writer who has had a career spanning over six decades. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common British Guiana was the name of the British Colony on the northern coast of South America, now the independent nation of Guyana. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common British Guiana was the name of the British Colony on the northern coast of South America, now the independent nation of Guyana. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres
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Early life
Grant served as a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force during World War II. Flight Lieutenant ( Flt Lt in the RAF; FLTLT in the RAAF and RNZAF, F/L in the former RCAF) is a junior World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including He was shot down and subsequently spent two years as a prisoner of war at the Stalag Luft III camp. Stalag Luft III ( Sta mm' lag' er Luft, or Permanent Camp for Airmen #3 was a German Air Force Prisoner-of-war camp during A prisoner-of-war camp is a site for the containment of enemy combatants captured by the enemy in time of war and is similar to an Internment camp which is used for civilian
He later qualified as a barrister, but went on to become an actor on stage and in film, as well as a singer in concert, cabaret and films. A barrister is a Lawyer found in many Common law Jurisdictions that employ a split profession (as opposed to a Fused profession) in relation
Television
He was the first black person to be regularly seen on British television, commonly known for performing a "topical calypso" on the BBC's Tonight programme in the 1950s. This article refers to the BBC TV programme of the 1950s hosted by Cliff Michelmore for the ITV newsmagazine hosted by Sir Trevor McDonald see Tonight (TV series The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive He also appeared in the BBC's Blake's 7 and provided the voice of Lieutenant Green in Gerry Anderson's Supermarionation series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters (including those in feature films television series animated shorts and Video games) and Lieutenant Green (real name Seymour Griffiths is the assistant of Colonel White in the Supermarionation Television series series Captain Scarlet For a detailed article on collaborations with Sylvia Anderson see Sylvia and Gerry Anderson; the separated strands aren't working - GA is the common thread throughout Supermarionation (a Blend of "super" "marionette" and "animation" is a puppetry technique devised in the 1960s by British production Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, often referred to as simply Captain Scarlet, is a Science fiction Television series produced
Filmography
His film credits include:
- At the Earth's Core (1976)
- Shaft in Africa (1973)
- Calypso (1958)
- Sea Wife (1957)
- Safari (1956)
Music
He was the chairman and co-founder of DRUM, the London-based Black arts centre in the 1970s and Director of Concord Multicultural Festivals in the 1980s. At the Earth's Core is a 1976 Science fiction film, produced by Britain's Amicus Productions directed by Kevin Connor and starring Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shaft in Africa, released in 1973, is the third film in the trilogy of films that starred actor Richard Roundtree as John Shaft. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.
Writings
He is the author of Ring of Steel, Pan Sound and Symbol, published by Macmillan Caribbean in 1999. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) It is a wonderful story of "Pan", "Kaiso" and "Mas". The book takes an in depth look into the history and evolution of this Caribbean musical tradition, complimented by myth and magic. Photographs, quotes and a rich perspective add extra flavour and understanding to the world of "Pan", and "Pan yard" culture.
His war memoir A Member of the Royal Air Force of Indeterminate Race, published by Woodfield Publishing in 2006, is a telling account of his experiences as a prisoner of war during the Second World War. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
His most recent book, Blackness and the Dreaming Soul, published by Shoving Leopard in 2007, is an account of a long journey of self-discovery involving an ever deepening awareness of the causes of our current alienation from each other and the natural primordial world. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. It is an alchemical venture, exploring the darkness of the human psyche: being black and trapped in a white culture, as well as being white and caught in an ambush of denial. Alchemy a part of the Occult Tradition is both a philosophy and a practice with an ultimately unknown aim involving the improvement of the alchemist as well as the making of It is written without bitterness and recrimination. It is neither pure biography nor philosophical manifesto, but grows out of the author’s childhood as the great-grandson of a slave in British Guiana.
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| NAME | Grant, Cy |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Singer, songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1919-11-8 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | British Guiana |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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