Leonie forbes autobiography of a face

Marcia Rowe, Gleaner Writer

The compilation of Leonie Forbes' story began over a decade ago.

Leonie forbes autobiography of a face

She recalled that "in the beginning, it was not a case of writing down my story in any set way. It was a matter of telling my story to Professor Morris".

At times, months would go by and nothing was written, but on Sunday, fittingly, at the Little Theatre, her friends, former colleagues in media and theatre, along with the press were on hand to share in the watershed moment with the launch of Leonie: Her Autobiography, Leonie Forbes as Told to Mervyn Morris.

Speaking with The Gleaner after the formalities of the launch and between the signing of autographs, Jamaica's premier actress explained that she was proud of writing down her story.

She hopes that her book becomes "an encouragement for others to write their own story".

"Maybe someone else will say that nothing is impossible, no matter how we start, and so on, and how w