| LC control no. | n 85348592 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PR6052.E53 |
| Personal name heading | Bennett, Louise, 1919-2006 |
| Variant(s) | Bennett-Coverly, Louise Simone, 1919-2006 Coverly, Louise Simone Bennett-, 1919-2006 Lou, Miss, 1919-2006 Miss Lou, 1919-2006 |
| Associated country | United States Jamaica |
| Located | Canada |
| Birth date | 1919-09-07 |
| Death date | 2006-07-26 |
| Place of birth | Kingston (Jamaica) |
| Place of death | Toronto (Ont.) |
| Field of activity | Acting Poetry Folklore |
| Affiliation | British Broadcasting Corporation Jamaica Social Welfare Commission University of the West Indies St. Martin's Little Theater (Harlem, New York, N.Y.) |
| Profession or occupation | Novelists Actors Poets Folklorists |
| Found in | Mother Goose. Sel. Jamaican Engl. Creole & Engl. 1981. Jamaica Maddah Goose, c1981: t.p. (Louise Bennett) p. 2 (Louise Bennett O.J.; authority on Jamaican folklore) LC in RLIN, 7/10/87 (MLC hdg.: Bennett, Louise, 1919-) NYTimes, July 29, 2006: (Louise Bennett; Louise Simone Bennett-Coverly; known to her fans as Miss Lou; Jamaican poet and folklorist; b. Sept. 7, 1919, Kingston; d. July 26, 2006, Toronto) African American National Biography, accessed June 9, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Bennett, Louise; fiction writer, television actor, radio / television personality, comedian; born 07 September, 1919 in Kingston, Jamaica; educated at St. Simon's College (1933-1936) and Excelsior High School (1936-1938); studied journalism (1930s); published books of poetry (1940-1944); received a British Council scholarship, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, England (1945); worked at BBC in weekly variety show Caribbean Carnival (1945-1946), later show West Indian Guest Night (1950-1953); moved to the United States (1953); performed at St. Martin's Little Theater, in Harlem; sang folk songs in Village Vanguard, Greenwich Village; directed folk musical Day, Jamaica; was drama officer (1955-1959), and director (1959-1963) of Jamaica Social Welfare Commission; studied Jamaican myth and folklore; produced several recordings (1954-1958); taught drama and Jamaican folklore at the University of the West Indies, Kingston (1955-1969); performed on radio, television, and the stage (1963); hosted weekly children's television show Ring Ding (1970-1982); published poetry and stories; died 26 July, 2006 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) A likkle Miss Lou, 2019: CIP title page (Louise Bennett Coverley) LAC CIP application (is widely credited as having helped Jamaican Patois recognized as a "national language"; spent the last 20 years of her life in Canada) |
| National bib agency no. | 1030G0574E |
| Associated language | eng cpe |
| Quality code | nlc |
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