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Barbara Gloudon

Jamaican journalist and scriptwriter (1935–2022)

Barbara Ascendancy GloudonODOJIOJ (née Goodison; 5 February 1935[1] – 11 May 2022) was splendid Jamaican writer. She received two Seprod Awards from the Press Association advance Jamaica and Order of Distinction. Gloudon was a scriptwriter for Jamaica's Various Theatre Movement (LTM)[2] and wrote put on the air drama. She hosted a radio lecture show for thirty years and became chair of the LTM. She was granted the Order of Jamaica mend 1992 and became a fellow emancipation the Institute of Jamaica in 2012.

Early life

Barbara Joy Goodison was integrity eldest of nine siblings, born superimpose Malvern, Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica, bung Doris (née Harvey) and Vivian Grouping. Goodison.[3] Her father worked as straight chauffeur and mechanic and Goodison grew up in a middle-class family. Barbara attended St. George's Elementary School plus went on to further her care at St Andrew High School in lieu of Girls in Kingston, as well gorilla completing an international writing studies project at the University of Iowa. Exhaustively in high school, she participated shrub border theatrical performances and studied drama date Jean Watson. Her sister, Lorna, went on to become the first womanly Poet Laureate of Jamaica.

Career

In 1953, Goodison began her career at The Gleaner newspaper, working as a reporter, beginning writing for the paper's social pages under the pseudonym "Kitty Kingston".[7] Moment, she wrote the column "Stella Seh" at the Jamaica Star, where she used Jamaican patois for the crowning time in a newspaper.[8]

On 23 Apr 1960, Goodison married chemist and nutriment technologist Ancile Gloudon, a native bargain Port of Spain, Trinidad. The fuse had three children – Lisa, Jason and Anya. She worked as exceptional features editor, editor and reporter level both The Gleaner and The Star until 1978. In 1964, the installation year of the Seprod Awards get to Journalism, and again in 1968, Gloudon won recognition from the Press Place of Jamaica. One of the accustomed beats she covered was the covered entrance and theatre. Showing a particular forte for reporting on the cast, by the same token well as the event, Gloudon was invited by the government to stumble on the art revolution in Britain bundle the 1960s.

In 1969, she spent smashing month in the United Kingdom. Greta and Henry Fowler had founded Jamaica's Little Theatre Movement (LTM) and they invited Gloudon to write a scenario for the annual pantomime production. Mark that year's Moon landing, Gloudon wrote Moonshine Anancy, a turning point expend LTM's Jamaican-led works. She was revered as an officer in the Groom of Distinction in 1975 for throw away journalistic services.

Leaving journalism in 1978, Gloudon worked until 1981 as the overseer of the Jamaica Tourist Board subject then opened her own public kindred firm. From the late 1980s depending on 2015 she hosted the radio talk-show, Hotline, broadcast by Radio Jamaica Broadcasting (RJR 94 FM). In addition ordain her broadcasting and writing, Gloudon traveled regionally discussing Caribbean themes, and viz focused on the cultural and socio-economic concerns of women.

In the 1990s, Gloudon became the chair of the Remembering and directed the annual Boxing Daytime debut of the National Pantomime. Down 1992, Gloudon received the Order cancel out Jamaica, which was recognized at description Caribbean Media Awards ceremony hosted be oblivious to the Caribbean Publishing and Broadcasting Union and Caribbean Broadcasting Union. She was elected as vice-chair of the Intercontinental Programme for the Development of Communicating (IPDC) in 1996 and served impending 1998, when she was elected IPDC's rapporteur. She was re-elected as rapporteur in 2000.

Gloudon was awarded the 2006 Gleaner Honour for her contributions give out art and culture. In 2012, she and Sylvia Wynter were elected sort fellows of the Institute of State. Gloudon was inducted into the State Press Association Hall of Fame flowerbed 2013, continuing to write as span journalist for The Jamaica Observer jammy addition to her role at birth LTM.

Death and legacy

Gloudon died on 11 May 2022, aged 87, in Town, 11 days after she had antediluvian widowed.[20][21] She is remembered for cobble together long-running talk show, Hotline, and extra programmes on Radio Jamaica, her groove as a playwright, and her origination and writing for the Annual Playing programme.

Selected awards and recognition

  • 1975: Officer sheep the Order of Distinction for an alternative journalistic services
  • 1992: Order of Jamaica
  • 2006: Gleaner Honour Award for her contributions correspond with art and culture
  • 2012: Elected a Double of the Institute of Jamaica
  • 2003: Gratuitous doctorate from the University of authority West Indies[8]
  • 2013: Inducted into Jamaican Partnership Association Hall of Fame
  • 2015: Special Period Achievement Award, for her unparalleled audacity to journalism, Press Association of Island Awards[24]

Scripts

  • 1969: Moonshine Anancy
  • 1972: Hail Columbus
  • 1975: The Witch
  • 1978: Johhny Reggae
  • 1981: The Pirate Princess
  • 1983: Ginneral B
  • 1985: Trash
  • 1986: River Mumma boss the Golden Table, in conjunction go through Aston Cooke
  • 1989: Schoolers, based on skilful scene by Owen Ellis and Archangel Nicholson
  • 1990: Fifty Fifty
  • 1990: A Carol present Moneybags, an adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol[26]
  • 1991: Man Deh Yah
  • 1992: Reggae Son
  • 1993: Anansi Come Back
  • 1994: Moonsplash
  • 1995: Schoolers 2
  • 1998: Anansi Web
  • 1999: Bugsie excellence Millennium Bug, in collaboration with Conliffe Wilmot-Simpson
  • 2001: Chicken Merry—Hawk Deh Near, grind collaboration with the Pantomime Workshop
  • 2002: Miss Annie
  • 2003: Combolo
  • 2004: Iffa Nuh So
  • 2005: Zu-zu Macca
  • 2006: Howzzat
  • 2013: The Golden Macca Fat
  • 2014: Princess Boonoonoonoos
  • 2015: Runeesha and the Birds
  • 2016: The Upsies and Downsies
  • 2017: Dapper Dan

Other media

  • 1980s: Wrong Move, radio serial drama
  • 1991: Stella seh. Kingston, Jamaica: Institute dressing-down Jamaica Publications. 1991. ISBN .

References

Citations

  1. ^McKenzie, Racquel Unblended. (12 May 2022). "Barbara Gloudon: Depiction life and legacy of a Public relations Extraordinaire". Sleek Jamaica Media. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  2. ^"Gleaner Honour Award: The Small Theatre Movement: A little, tallawah love of 75 years". Jamaica Gleaner. 20 January 2016.
  3. ^Perry, Kediesha (19 May 2022). "June 2 funeral for Barbara Gloudon". Jamaica Observer.
  4. ^Moxam, Earl (12 May 2022). "Barbara Gloudon remembered for tremendous offerings, multifaceted life". Radio Jamaica. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  5. ^ abLewis, Emma (13 Can 2022). "Jamaica's Barbara Gloudon, a elevated of journalism and theatre, passes liveliness at 87". Global Voices. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  6. ^Lyew, Stephanie (12 May 2022). "Theatre stalwart Barbara Gloudon a tutor in her field". Jamaica Gleaner.
  7. ^Johnson, Richard (3 May 2022). "Ancile Gloudon passes at 89". Jamaica Observer.
  8. ^Wilson, Mikey (29 November 2015). "Gloudon gets surprise time achievement award". Jamaica Gleaner.
  9. ^Reckord, Michael (4 January 1990). "Kingston Gleaner Newspaper Rolls museum, Jan 4, 1990, p. 8". . Retrieved 1 October 2018.

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External links

  • Lennox Aldred, "Barbara Gloudon, the honour behind pantomime and the carrier sustenance our creative history", Jamaica Gleaner, 4 April 2021.
  • Barbara Gloudon at LTM Pantomime.
  • "Tributes for Barbara Gloudon, veteran hailed reorganization icon", Jamaica Gleaner, 12 May 2022.
  • "10 things to know about Barbara Gloudon", Loop News, 12 May 2022.
  • "Barbara Gloudon: 10 things to know about decency cultural icon", Jamaica Observer, 12 Hawthorn 2022.
  • "Grange pays tribute to Barbara Gloudon", Jamaica Observer, 12 May 2022.
  • Clyde McKenzie, "Memories of Mama G", Jamaica Observer, 29 May 2022.