Wale Ogunyemi

Chief Wale Ogunyemi, OFR (12 August 1939–December 2001) was a Nigerian veteran seasoned dramatist, film actor, prolific playwright and Yoruba language scholar[2]

Wale Ogunyemi
Born12 August 1939
Osun State, Nigeria.
DiedDecember 2001
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigerian
Occupationplaywright
Years active1963–present
Known for
The Lion and the Jewel
Kongi's Harvest
Sango
Langbodo[1]

Early life

He was born on August 12, 1939 at Igbajo, a city in Osun State, southwestern Nigeria to Samuel Adeosun and Mary Ogunyemi .[3] He attended the University of Ibadan in 1967 for a year course in drama, the same year he was appointed as a research assistant at Ibadan Institute of African Studies where he later retired.[4][5][6]

Career

He began his acting career as a seasonal actor with the new western Nigerian television service in the early 1960s.[7] He later worked with professor Wole Soyinka, a Nobel Laureate and became a foundation member of Soyinka Orisun Theatre.[8] His credible performance made him a choice for the role he played as "The bale" in The Lion and the Jewel[9] and Dende in Kongi's Harvest by professor Wole Soyinka.[10] He also featured in The Beatification Of Area Boy, a play by Wole Soyinka premiered at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in 1995.[11] He had written and co-scripted several drama before his death in December 2001.[12][13]

Filmography

Awards

References
  1. "Set to battle demons on mount Langbodo". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  2. Lindfors, Bernth (2003). Black African Literature in English, 1997-1999. google.nl. ISBN 9780852555750. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  3. Boscolo, Cristina (2009). Ọdún. ISBN 978-9042026803. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  4. Gérard, Albert S. (1986). European-language Writing in Sub-Saharan Africa. google.nl. ISBN 9630538326. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  5. George, Olakunle (February 2012). Relocating Agency. google.nl. ISBN 9780791487761. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  6. Owomoyela, Oyekan (21 October 2008). The Columbia Guide to West African Literature in English Since 1945. google.nl. ISBN 9780231512152. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  7. Osofisan, Femi (2001). The Nostalgic Drum. google.nl. ISBN 9780865438064. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  8. "WHY WALE OGUNYEMI STILL LIVES ON NIGERIA'S STAGE-DIRECTOR OF LANGBODO". thenigerianvoice.com. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  9. Meyer-Dinkgrafe, Daniel (20 May 2003). Who's Who in Contemporary World Theatre. google.nl. ISBN 9781134767861. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  10. Jones, Eldred D.; Jones, Marjorie; Gikandi, Simon; Gibbs, James Morel (1998). Childhood in African Literature. google.nl. ISBN 9780865436732. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  11. "Obituary: Wale Ogunyemi". the Guardian. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  12. Deandrea, Pietro (2002). Fertile Crossings. ISBN 9042014784. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  13. Killam, G. D.; Kerfoot, Alicia L. (2008). Student Encyclopedia of African Literature. google.nl. ISBN 9780313335808. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  14. Jeyifo, Biodun (13 November 2003). Wole Soyinka. google.com.ng. ISBN 9781139439084. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  15. "Menacing Shadows Greet Dawn In Nigeria". nytimes.com. 11 October 1996. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  16. Falola, Toyin; Genova, Ann (2005). Yoruba Creativity. ISBN 9781592213368. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  17. Ogunyẹmi, Wale (1976). Kiriji. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  18. Banham, Martin (7 March 1996). The Cambridge Paperback Guide to Theatre. ISBN 9780521446549. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  19. Losambe, Lokangaka; Sarinjeive, Devi (2001). Pre-colonial and Post-colonial Drama and Theatre in Africa. google.nl. ISBN 9781919876061. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  20. "Wale Ogunyemi, eminent playwright dies". World News. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
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