Paul Danquah

Paul Danquah
Danquah in 1973
Born
Joseph Paul Walcott

(1925-05-25)25 May 1925
London, England
Died13 August 2015(2015-08-13) (aged 90)
Tangier, Morocco
NationalityBritish
Alma materInner Temple
Occupation(s)Actor, barrister
Notable workA Taste of Honey (1961)
Parent(s)Bertha May Walcott and J. B. Danquah
RelativesNana-Ama Danquah (niece)

Paul Danquah, born Joseph Paul Walcott[1] (25 May 1925 – 13 August 2015), was a British film actor, known particularly for his role in the film A Taste of Honey (1961), adapted from the 1958 play of the same name written by Shelagh Delaney. He later became a barrister and a bank consultant.[2] His father was the Ghanaian statesman J. B. Danquah.[3][4]

  1. ^ The London Gazette, 3 November 1950, p. 5514.
  2. ^ Isherwood, Christopher, "Danquah, Paul", The Sixties — Diaries, Volume 2: 1960-1969, Random House, 2010, pp. 624–25.
  3. ^ Niven, Alastair (31 March 2006). "Every word doth almost tell his name". Times Higher Education. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Paul Danquah". The Knitting Circle. London South Bank University. 27 January 2002. Archived from the original on 5 April 2002. Retrieved 16 October 2012.