Ernest Trimingham (1880â€"1942) was an actor from the colony of
Bermuda. He was one of the first black actors in British cinema.
Trimingham is a common, but exclusively white, surname in Bermuda
connected with an affluent merchant family, and it is likely that
Ernest adopted it when he became an actor. He was born in Bermuda in
1880, and died in England on 2 February 1942.
Bermuda. He was one of the first black actors in British cinema.
Trimingham is a common, but exclusively white, surname in Bermuda
connected with an affluent merchant family, and it is likely that
Ernest adopted it when he became an actor. He was born in Bermuda in
1880, and died in England on 2 February 1942.
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