The start date is the 30th anniversary of the passing of Raymond St Jacques, nee Johnson, who was a regular screen actor achieving 91 credits in his career, though also achieved fame as the first black actor to have a continuing role in a western series, as Simon Blake in Rawhide in the 1960s. Born in Hertford, Connecticut, though raised through the depression era in New Haven, after service in the Air Force during the Korean War having decided on acting he moved to New York, where he worked as a sales clerk at Bloomingdales to fund his time at the Actors Studio. Became a civil rights activist through his experiences. We believe a match should be held in his honour and hope you will accept