EDDIE JUNIOR

The 37th death anniversary of veteran yesteryear actor, singer and musician Eddie Junior falls on October 31. Eddie Junior was born Bulathsinhalage Hubert de Silva in 1926. His father Eddie de Silva, who was better known as Eddie Master, was a veteran musician director. Eddie Junior who made his acting debut in Sirisena Wimalaweera’s plays excelled as a singer and musician too. His song ‘Gove Genu Paradai’ that came in the ‘Samudradevi’ stage drama is a hit even today. Eddie Junior who married his colleague Pearl Wasudevi, acted in a large number of films including Surangani, Ran Rasa, Pencha, Me Des Kumatada and others.