Ernest Trimingham

Biography

Ernest Trimmingham (1880–1942), surname often misspelled as Trimingham, was a playwright, journalist, and actor on stage and screen from the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. He was one of the first black actors in British cinema. Trimingham is a common surname in Bermuda connected with an affluent merchant family, and it is likely that Ernest adopted it when he became an actor.

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