Bulathsinhalage Hubert de Silva (12 March 1926 – 3 November 1982 as
එඩී ජූනියර්)
inhala, popularly known by his stage name Eddie Junior, was an
actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...
in
Sri Lankan cinema and theater as well as a music composer and singer.
Personal life
Junior was born on 12 March 1926 in
Negombo
Negombo (, ) is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the west coast and at the mouth of the Negombo Lagoon, in Western Province, from Colombo via Colombo - Katunayake Expressway.
Negombo is one of the major commercial hubs in the country an ...
. His father Eddie de Silva, who was popularly known as Eddie Master was a renowned music composer. In time, he joined his father's theater troupe as a composer and actor. There he met actress
Pearl Vasudevi
Pearl Peters (born 30 March 1915 – died 19 June 1987 as පර්ල් වාසුදේවි) inhala, popularly as Pearl Vasudevi, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema as well as a singer.
Personal life
Vasudevi was born as Pearl Peters i ...
; they married in 1940.
The couple has one daughter, Sujeewa Lalee. Sujeewa also acted in few films including maiden acting in ''Sithijaya''. Vasudevi died 19 June 1987 at the age of 72 following a brief illness.
Cinema career
Junior started acting career with stage dramas conducted by
Sirisena Wimalaweera
Sirisena Wimalaweera ( si, සිරිසේන විමලවීර; born 23 June 1901 – died 24 August 1963) was a Sri Lankan filmmaker and theater master. He made several critically acclaimed films from 1949 to 1960. He is the first indepe ...
. In his plays, Junior provided both music and singing. One of the most popular theater song "Gowe Ganu Paradai" sung by Junior came in ''Samudra Devi'' stage drama.
After becoming a cinema actor, he was the music director of the 1949 film ''Amma'' where music composed by N. Pandurangan. He appeared as one of Pandurajan's supporting musician with the name B.S. H. De Silva.
In the same film, Junior made his film debut with his wife Vasudevi.
They continued to act together in many popular of the era, including, ''Surangani'', ''Ran Rasa'', ''Pancha'' and ''Me Desa Kumatada''.
Filmography
References
External links
තරු ජෝඩු
{{DEFAULTSORT:Junior, Eddie
1982 deaths
Sri Lankan male film actors
Sinhalese male actors
1926 births