Kamara, Marie
2010 "Kamara, Marie", 2013, HistoryTalk Marie Kamara was born in east London in 1931 and was brought on Blechynden Street and Cambridge Gardens in Notting Hill. During the war she was evacuated several times to different places including Winchester, Penzance and Stenhousemuir. She first wo...
| Institution: | TUC - Trade Union Congress Library |
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| Language: | English |
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London
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10796/09703965-831E-4913-B6BA-7BD4FF302019 http://hdl.handle.net/10796/35F931AD-DBA9-4B45-A865-ED102E245331 |
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"Kamara, Marie", 2013, HistoryTalk
Marie Kamara was born in east London in 1931 and was brought on Blechynden Street and Cambridge Gardens in Notting Hill. During the war she was evacuated several times to different places including Winchester, Penzance and Stenhousemuir. She first worked painting lampshades and then at Landi and Son painting and pottery works on Talbot Road in Notting Hill, up the road from the Tabernacle where the interview took place. At 16 Marie went into show business and joined the black ballet company Ballet Negre. She later performed as a dancer and fire-eater on tour with her husband as Les Kamaras and in Billy Smarts Circus Wild West show. Marie then switched careers to become a nursery nurse, child psychologist and special needs carer. She continues to do voluntary special needs work into her 80s.
In her clip Marie talks about describes her life in the dance group Les Kamaras, and her retraining as a special needs teacher.
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