VERNON COREA - the Golden Voice of Radio Ceylon died on 23rd September 2002 in New Malden Surrey. We remember the great broadcaster.

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Vernon Corea, Sri Lanka's pioneering broadcaster, died on September 23rd, 2002 aged 75 years. He was born in Kurana, Katunayke on September 11th, 1927. A descendant of Dominicus Corea, King of Kotte in the 16th century, his parents were the late Canon Ivan Corea and Ouida Corea, one time Rural Dean of Colombo for the Church of Sri Lanka ... (more)