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The documentary features a diverse range of black Scots from different generations and backgrounds, sharing their experiences of growing up and living in Scotland. [4] Kyasimire, who grew up in Glasgow during the 1980s, was inspired to create the film to explore the identity issues his mixed-race daughter might face. [5]
George Cassidy grew up on Hyndford Street, he had a brother, William. He married his wife, Joan and moved to Dundonald, and had children. [44] They bought a house in Ballybeen and then moved in Ardcarn. [45] George Cassidy worked for John Kelly Limited at Queen's Quay, Belfast.
Alexander Smith was the eldest of eight, possibly nine, children born to John Smith (1803–1884) and Christina née Murray (1804–1881). John Smith was a pattern designer for the textile trade; he worked variously in Paisley and in Kilmarnock, where Alexander was born, before moving to Glasgow when Alexander was about eight years old.
Dharker was born in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.She grew up in Glasgow where her family moved when she was less than one year old. She was married to Simon Powell, the founder of the organisation Poetry Live, who died in October 2009 after an 11 year battle with cancer.
She grew up in Glasgow, and later moved to Oxford [1] and then Cornwall, where she lived with her sister Jessie Leckie Herbertson. [ 2 ] Henderson began publishing shortly after her teens, writing several fairy tales for The People's Friend circa 1895. [ 1 ]
In 1924, he made a record-breaking tour of Scotland with a revue, Froth, that also featured the Houston sisters when it played in Glasgow. [2] In 1927, Lorne made two short films, The Lard Song [ 4 ] [ 5 ] and Tommy Lorne and "Dumplings" , [ 6 ] [ 7 ] both filmed in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process.
Chaney has professionally fulfilled their career as a drag performer since 2014 in Glasgow.In an interview with Metro, Chaney said their drag surname "Chaney" was inspired by 1920s prolific silent movie star Lon Chaney and explained that, "He was known as the man of a thousand faces and I'm known as the queen of a thousand faces, because I'm good at impersonation, stupid voices and general ...
Storrie grew up in Calton, Glasgow. Her parents ran The Weavers Inn, a public house, [5] and Storrie's earliest memory of performing is singing The Deadwood Stage there. [6] [7] When they moved from the pub, the family relocated to the affluent West End of Glasgow, where Storrie attended Laurel Bank School in the Hillhead neighbourhood. [8]