The filmmaker died after suffering from Alzheimer's disease for many years.
“Our loving father Horace, took his last breath at 4.30 this morning, while sleeping peacefully,” Zak Ové
. “I hope his spirit is free now after many years of suffering with Alzheimer’s. You are forever missed, and forever loved. Rest in Peace Pops, and thank you for everything.”The Guardian reported. He also documented the arrival of reggae music to the United Kingdom in his 1971 film, “Reggae,” according to the newspaper.
Ové was born in Belmont in Trinidad and Tobago on Dec. 3, 1936, to a multicultural family of African, Indian, French and Spanish heritage,
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