He brought the world Jamaican culture, Trevor Rhone, the award-winning Jamaican playwright, director and actor dies at 69. It was his 1972 film “The Harder They Come” that brought him fame.

Shot in the gritty streets of Kingston, the movie starred reggae singer Jimmy Cliff as Ivan, a boy from the country who comes to the city with dreams of making it big as a singer but doesn’t quiete reach is goal as he dies in the end. It became an international cult classic and introduced reggae music to the world before Bob Marley became a household name. But outside of that Trevor Rhone, made a mark, a very clear mark. Mr. Rhone’s pays such as “Smile Orange” and “Old Story Time” help to pioneer Jamaica’s local theatre scene.   A pioneer of the arts and dedicated to sustaining Jamaica’s important indiginous theatre, Mr. Rhone will be missed.  Trevor Rhone dead at 69.