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Roland Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Tony Brent
Hi Eric,
Here's some info on Tony Brent which may interest you.
He was born Reginald Britagne (pronounced Britayne) in Bombay in 1937
but later changed his name to Brent. Mother was part Irish and father
part French. His parents encouraged him not to associate with or call
himself an Anglo-Indian. He lived in Spence Lane, Byculla, with his
family. He left India when his career took him to Australia and
England in the early 50s and also had some hits in the US at around
that time. He later settled in Australia where he opened an Indian
Restaurant in Sydney.
Dear Roland,
I lived on Spence Road in Byculla from 1940, when I was fourteen,
until July 1956, when I left with my wife and infant daughter for America.
As a teenager I knew every kid on the block, whether Goan, Anglo-Indian,
Bene-Israelite, Muslim, or Hindu. The only Reggie there was Reggie
deLappa-Soares, a Goan. There were no Britagnes in any of the six buildings
that lined our little blind alley. Could he have moved to Spence Road in the
late 1950s?
Best regards,
Victor
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