Barbara Assoon (1929 – 15 April 2020) was a Trinidadian actress, journalist, and broadcaster. Biography Barbara Assoon was born in the Trinidad capital, Port of Spain  . The daughter of a French-Chinese acrobat, she began her acting career in the mid-1940s. In 1948, she had a role in a production of Peter Ustinov's play The Indifferent Shepherd, acting in the first of many productions with Errol John. In the following year, Assoon received a scholarship to study acting in England, choosing the Bristol Old Vic school. Assoon spent the next 19 years in Britain and appeared in many radio, television and stage productions. She performed in many radio soap operas as well as live TV dramas during the 1950s. In 1957, Assoon made her Trinidadian radio debut in The Edwards Family, a soap opera.
Barbara Assoon (1929 – 15 April 2020) was a Trinidad and Tobago actress, journalist, and broadcaster. Biography Barbara Assoon was born in Port of Spain , Trinidad and Tobago . The daughter of a French-Chinese acrobat, she began her acting career in the mid-1940s. In 1948, she had a role in a production of Peter Ustinov's play The Indifferent Shepherd, acting in the first of many productions with Errol John. In the following year, Assoon received a scholarship to study acting in England, choosing the Bristol Old Vic school. Assoon spent the next 19 years in Britain and appeared in many radio, television and stage productions. She performed in many radio soap operas as well as live TV dramas during the 1950s. In 1957, Assoon made her Trinidadian radio debut in The Edwards Family, a soap opera.
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Trinidadian
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the Trinidad capital,
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