Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley , known by her pen name Miss Lou, was a Jamaican poet, folklorist, actress, writer and educator.
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Filmography 5
Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure
Club Paradise
Calypso
In the Beautiful Caribbean
Upon Westminster Bridge6 credits on file
Awards 4
Connected to Louise 6
Calvin LockhartAlso in In the Beautiful Caribbean (1972)
Antoinette BowerAlso in Club Paradise (1986)
Riccardo PizzutiAlso in Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure (1981)
Ram John HolderAlso in In the Beautiful Caribbean (1972)
Mario AmendolaAlso in Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure (1981)
Steven KampmannAlso in Club Paradise (1986)About this person
Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley , known by her pen name Miss Lou, was a Jamaican poet, folklorist, actress, writer and educator. Writing and performing her poems in Jamaican Patois or Creole, Bennett worked to preserve the practice of presenting poetry, folk songs and stories in patois, establishing the validity of local languages for literary expression.
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Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1919 to 2006 · aged 86
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