Vivian Bonnell

Vivian Bonnell
Wim Sonneveld (left) with Enid Mosier (right)
Born
Enid Mosier

(1924-05-23)May 23, 1924
Antigua, British West Indies
DiedNovember 18, 2003(2003-11-18) (aged 79)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Spouse(s)Austin Stoker
(m. 1959–200?)

Vivian Bonnell (born Enid Mosier, May 23, 1924 – November 18, 2003) was an actress and calypso singer, originally from Antigua, British West Indies.[1] In 1954, she starred opposite Pearl Bailey in the Broadway musical House of Flowers.[2][3] She and her fellow cast members recorded calypso albums as "Enid Mosier and her Trinidad Steel Band". She later married one of those performers, Austin Stoker.[1]

After changing her name, Bonnell went on to appear in a number of films and television shows, including several American TV movies.[4] She died of complications from diabetes in Los Angeles on November 18, 2003, at the age of 79.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Enid Mosier (alt. Vivian Bonnell)". The Caribbean Memory Project. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "Enid Mosier". Playbill. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  3. ^ Henry Louis Gates Jr.; Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham (April 29, 2004). African American Lives. Oxford University Press. p. 37. ISBN 9780199882861. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  4. ^ Kathleen Fearn-Banks (August 4, 2009). The A to Z of African-American Television. Scarecrow Press. p. 52. ISBN 9780810863484. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  5. ^ "Life In Legacy - Week of November 29, 2003". Life In Legacy. Retrieved December 12, 2016.