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Golding says goodbye to Rhone
Golding says goodbye to Rhone
Published: Wednesday | September 16, 2009
Smile Orange's writer Trevor Rhone. - File
WHISPERS OF "what" swept across Gordon House, the seat of the nation's parliament yesterday, then a stony silence as Prime Minister Bruce Golding paid tribute to the life of theatre giant Trevor Rhone.
Rhone died yesterday at the Medical Associates Hospital in St Andrew. He was 69.
Prime Minister Golding said Rhone was a "giant of the Jamaican theatre". "He was certainly one of the most accomplished, most outstanding of our playwrights and directors," Golding said.
Opposition Spokesperson on Information, Youth and Culture, Lisa Hanna, expressed sadness at the passing of Rhone. She urged the Government to "look at a way that we can best celebrate his life".
Culture Minister Olivia Grange, Transport Minister Mike Henry and House Speaker Delroy Chuck also paid tribute to the life of Rhone.“Life is a system of half-truths and lies, opportunistic, convenient evasion.”
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As Rhone passes, loved ones remember legacy
As Rhone passes, loved ones remember legacy
Published: Wednesday | September 16, 2009
Howard Campbell, Gleaner Writer
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Trevor Rhone, arguably Jamaica's greatest playwright, is dead. The 69-year-old Rhone died yesterday at a Kingston [COLOR=orange! important][COLOR=orange! important]hospital[/COLOR][/COLOR] after suffering a heart attack.
The husky-voiced Rhone is best known for a series of plays that are ranked among the finest in local [COLOR=orange! important][COLOR=orange! important]theatre[/COLOR][/COLOR], including Smile Orange, Old Story Time and Two Can Play. He also co-wrote the screenplay for The Harder They Come, the 1972 low-budget film that introduced Jamaican pop culture to an international audience.
Neville Rhone, his older brother, said they were together Monday at the Bellas Gate All Saints Church in St Catherine. They were raised in Bellas Gate district where Rhone had recently purchased land and helped start the McSyl Basic [COLOR=orange! important][COLOR=orange! important]School[/COLOR][/COLOR].
"He said it (the basic school) was a dream come true for him," Neville Rhone told The Gleaner.
"He said wherever our mother and aunt are, they are pleased."
The McSyl Basic School is named after Rhone's mother, Rosomond McCalla, and his aunt, Mercella 'Syl' McCalla.
Playwright/commentator Barbara Gloudon, who knew Rhone for more than 40 years, said local theatre has lost "an important figure".
She added: "Playwrights are scarce, there are not a lot of them around like actors. So, when you had a Trevor Rhone working as a full-time playwright, it was something unusual and noble."
Rhone was a past [COLOR=orange! important][COLOR=orange! important]student[/COLOR][/COLOR] of Beckford and Smith High School (later St Jago High School) in St Catherine. He was involved in British theatre during the 1960s. Returning to Jamaica, he wrote the comedy Smile Orange which starred Charles Hyatt and also helped complete the screenplay for The Harder They Come.
In 1974, Rhone's film version of Smile Orange, starring Carl Bradshaw, was released in Jamaica. In a 2003 interview, Rhone said he wanted to make a statement with the film, which deals with the prejudices of Jamaica's tourist [COLOR=orange! important][COLOR=orange! important]industry[/COLOR][/COLOR].
"It was very political, it looked at the Jamaican worker and his guests from the north. It also looked at the resentment black people had towards each other," he said.
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Rhone worked on other films, such as the 1988 drama Milk And Honey, which won a Canadian Genie Award, and One Love, a 2003 romance flick that starred singers Ky-Mani Marley and Cherine Anderson.
It is his theatrical legacy that earned him most acclaim in Jamaica.
Gloudon said Old Story Time is her favourite.
"That play shows the importance of respect for elders, something we seem to be missing in Jamaica today. Still very timely," she said.
In 2003, Rhone staged the autobiographical one-man play, Bellas Gate Boy, which was nominated for an Actor Boy Award, Jamaica's version of America's Tony Awards.
In 2007, the veteran playwright earned a Gleaner Honour Award for his contribution to the arts.
Trevor Rhone is survived by three children and a grandchild.“Life is a system of half-truths and lies, opportunistic, convenient evasion.”
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Trevor Rhone....RIPOriginally posted by MdmeX View PostGolding says goodbye to Rhone
Published: Wednesday | September 16, 2009
Smile Orange's writer Trevor Rhone. - File
WHISPERS OF "what" swept across Gordon House, the seat of the nation's parliament yesterday, then a stony silence as Prime Minister Bruce Golding paid tribute to the life of theatre giant Trevor Rhone.
Rhone died yesterday at the Medical Associates Hospital in St Andrew. He was 69.
Prime Minister Golding said Rhone was a "giant of the Jamaican theatre". "He was certainly one of the most accomplished, most outstanding of our playwrights and directors," Golding said.
Opposition Spokesperson on Information, Youth and Culture, Lisa Hanna, expressed sadness at the passing of Rhone. She urged the Government to "look at a way that we can best celebrate his life".
Culture Minister Olivia Grange, Transport Minister Mike Henry and House Speaker Delroy Chuck also paid tribute to the life of Rhone.
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