Winston Saunders
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Winston Saunders | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 October 1941 |
| Died | 25 November 2006 (aged 65) |
| Education | Government High School |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Occupations | Educator, lawyer, actor and playwright |
| Spouse | Diane Gail North (m. 1968) |
Winston Vernon Saunders, CMG (3 October 1941 – 25 November 2006) was a Bahamian educator, lawyer, actor, playwright and cultural director.[1]
In his youth, Saunders attended Government High School in Nassau, Bahamas, later becoming head boy there. Having attended the Bahamas Teachers' College, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree (BA) in Classics from the University of London in 1964. He taught English at St Anne's High School in Nassau from 1964 until 1968.[1]
In April 1968, Saunders married Diane Gail North.[1] In the fall of that year, he returned to London to obtain a postgraduate certificate in education at the University of London.
Career
Saunders served as vice-principal of RM Bailey Senior High School from 1969 to 1970. In 1970, he joined a law firm as an articled clerk. Saunders was called to the Bahamas Bar in 1974, and later became a partner in the prestigious Bahamian law firm of McKinney, Bancroft and Hughes.[1]
An actor, playwright, director and producer, Saunders assumed the position of chairman of the Dundas Centre for the Performing Arts from 1975 to 1998.
Saunders was the author of two notable Bahamian plays – Them and You Can Lead A Horse To Water – as well as the Nehemiah Quartet series.[1] Saunders founded the Bahamas National Youth Choir, National Dance Company, National Children's Choir.[2] He was also a driving force behind the modern Dundas Centre for the Performing Arts.[2]
Saunders was Her Majesty's Coroner for the Bahamas from 1993 and 2000.[2]
