The Clotilda is the ship that brought Cudjo Lewis to the United States, as told in the upcoming Zora Neale Hurston book Barracoon: The Story of the Last âBlack Cargoâ which is due to be published for the first time later this year.
Geraldine McEwan died yesterday aged 82, her children have confirmed. The actress was best known for playing Agatha Christie's Miss Marple. Ms McEwan played Miss Marple for 12 TV films - with her last one in 2009. She had a long and successful career, winning a Bafta award in 1991. Stars and fans this evening paid tribute to the 'beautiful and funny' actress.
Sunday, October 18, 1998 Published at 11:24 GMT 12:24 UK. Entertainment. Miss Marple actress dies at 92. Miss Marple is one of literature's best-loved characters. Joan Hickson, best known as television's Miss Marple, has died in a Colchester hospital aged 92. Ms Hickson began her acting career in 1927 and went on to star in a wide variety of film and stage roles, receiving an OBE for her services to the profession.