Louise Bennett-Coverley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Louise Bennett-Coverley

poet, writer and folklorist

Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1919

Place of Birth: Kingston, Surrey County, Jamaica

Date of Death: 26-Jul-2006

Profession: actor, writer, poet, singer, author, television presenter, radio personality, folklorist

Nationality: Jamaica

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley or Miss Lou, OM, OJ, MBE (7 September 1919 – 26 July 2006) was a Jamaican poet, folklorist, writer, and educator.
Writing and performing her poems in Jamaican Patois or Creole, Bennett worked to preserve the practice of presenting poetry, folk songs and stories in patois ("nation language"), establishing the validity of local languages for literary expression.