Trevor Dave Rhone CD (24 March 1940 – 15 September 2009) was a
Jamaica
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n writer, playwright and filmmaker. He co-wrote, with director
Perry Henzell
Perry Henzell (7 March 1936 – 30 November 2006) was a Jamaican director. He directed the first Jamaican feature film, '' The Harder They Come'' (1972), co-written by Trevor D. Rhone and starring Jimmy Cliff.
Life and career
Henzell, wh ...
, the internationally successful film ''
The Harder They Come
''The Harder They Come'' is a 1972 Jamaican crime film directed by Perry Henzell and co-written by Trevor D. Rhone, and starring Jimmy Cliff. The film is most famous for its reggae soundtrack that is said to have "brought reggae to the world ...
'' (1972).
Life
Trevor Rhone, was the last child of 23, grew up in the tiny town of Bellas Gate in Saint Catherine, Jamaica. After seeing his first play at the age of nine, he fell in love with theatre. Educated at Beckford & Smith High School, now known as St. Jago High School, he began his theatre career as a teacher after a three-year stint at
Rose Bruford College
Rose Bruford College (formerly Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance) is a higher education institution in the London Borough of Bexley. Bruford has degree programmes in acting, actor musicianship, directing, theatre arts and various ...
, an English drama school, where he studied in the early 1960s on scholarship. He was part of the renaissance of Jamaican theatre in the early 1970s. Rhone participated in a group called Theatre '77, which established The Barn, a small theatre in
Kingston
Kingston may refer to:
Places
* List of places called Kingston, including the six most populated:
** Kingston, Jamaica
** Kingston upon Hull, England
** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia
** Kingston, Ontario, Canada
** Kingston upon Thames, ...
, to stage local performances. The vision of the group that came together in 1965 was that in 12 years, by 1977, there would be professional theatre in Jamaica.
Rhone's prolific work includes the films ''The Harder They Come'' (1972), co-author; '' Smile Orange'' (1974), based on his play of the same name; ''Top Rankin''; ''Milk and Honey'' (1988),
Genie Award
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winner; ''One Love'' (2003),
Cannes Film Festival
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Held in Cannes, France, it previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around ...
favorite.
He was awarded the Musgrave Gold Medal in 1999 for his work by the
Institute of Jamaica
The Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), founded in 1879, is the country's most significant cultural, artistic and scientific organisation:Traci Rhone, and physicist Trevor David Rhone.
Death
Trevor D. Rhone died on 15 September 2009 of a massive
heart attack
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, and was buried in Bellas Gate, St. Catherine, Jamaica.
Works
Publications of plays
* ''It's Not My Fault Baby'' (1967), co-author
* ''The Gadget'' (1968)
* ''Cinderella'' (1969), musical
* ''Music Boy'' (1971)
* ''Sleeper'' (1972)
* ''Comic Strip'' (1973)
* ''Everyman'' (1980)
* ''Old Story Time'' (1981) - new 2010 Longman edition includes CSEC-specific study notes
* ''Two Can Play'' (1982)
* ''The Game'' (1985)
*''Family Planning Musical'' (1989)
*''All in One'' (1991)
*''The Power'' (1992), commissioned by BBC Radio
*''One Stop Driver'' (1992)
*''Dear Counselor'' (1997)
* ''Bellas Gate Boy'' (c2002), an autobiography, earned the Actor Boy Award for "Best New Play" c2002.
Films
* ''
The Harder They Come
''The Harder They Come'' is a 1972 Jamaican crime film directed by Perry Henzell and co-written by Trevor D. Rhone, and starring Jimmy Cliff. The film is most famous for its reggae soundtrack that is said to have "brought reggae to the world ...
'' (1972), co-author.
* '' Smile Orange'' (1974), based on his play of the same name.
*''Top Rankin''
* ''
Milk and Honey
Milk and Honey may refer to:
Music
* The Milk and Honey Band, an English band
* Milk and Honey (album), ''Milk and Honey'' (album), a 1984 album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono
* Milk & Honey (Crowder album), ''Milk & Honey'' (Crowder album), 2021
* M ...
'' (1988),
Toronto Festival of Festivals
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and
Genie Award
The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978), known as the "Etrog Awards" for sculptor ...
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Film Festival (; ), until 2003 called the International Film Festival ('), is the most prestigious film festival in the world.
Held in Cannes, France, it previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around ...
favourite.
Honours
*
Commander of the Order of Distinction
The Order of Distinction (OD) is a national order in the Jamaican honours system. It is the sixth in order of precedence of the Orders of Societies of Honour, which were instituted by an Act of Parliament (''The National Honours and Awards Ac ...
Rose Bruford College
Rose Bruford College (formerly Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance) is a higher education institution in the London Borough of Bexley. Bruford has degree programmes in acting, actor musicianship, directing, theatre arts and various ...
theatre school.
* ''
Jamaica Gleaner
''The Gleaner'' is an English-language, morning daily newspaper founded by two brothers, Jacob and Joshua de Cordova on 13 September 1834 in Kingston, Jamaica.
It is the oldest continuously published newspaper in the Western Hemisphere. Original ...
'' Honour Award for contributions to the arts (2007).
* Gold
Musgrave Medal
The Musgrave Medal is an annual award by the Institute of Jamaica in recognition of achievement in art, science, and literature.Webster, Valerie J. (2000), ''Awards, Honors & Prizes, Volume 2'', Gale Group, , p. 447. Originally conceived in 1889 ...