Errol John

Errol John (born Dec. 20, 1924, Port of Spain, Trinidad—died July 10, 1988, London, Eng.) was a Trinidadian-born actor and playwright who wrote Moon on a Rainbow Shawl (1958), for which he won The Observer’s prize for best new playwright in 1957 and a Guggenheim fellowship in 1958. John, a founding member of the Whitehall Players in Port of Spain, pursued his acting career from 1950 in London, where he found himself relegated to playing...