Akinwunmi ishola biography definition
Akinwunmi ishola biography definition
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Akinwunmi Isola
Nigerian playwright and actor
Akinwumi Isola | |
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| Born | (1939-12-24)December 24, 1939 Ibadan, Nigeria |
| Died | February 17, 2018(2018-02-17) (aged 78) Ibadan, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Alma mater | University of Ibadan |
| Occupations |
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| Known for | Writing in and promoting the Yoruba language |
| Awards | National Merit Award Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters |
Akinwumi IsolaListenⓘ(24 December 1939[1][2] – 17 February 2018) was a Yoruba playwright, novelist, actor, dramatist, culture activist and scholar.[3] He was known for his writing in, and his work in promoting, the Yoruba language.[4] As an actor, he was known for;
- Agogo Eèwò (2002) as Ifa Priest
- Sawo-Segberi (2005)
- The Campus Queen (2004) as Professor
- Thunderbolt: Magun (2001) as Professor
- Brass Bells (1999) as Babalawo
- Efunsetan Aniwura (1981)
- Efunsetan Aniwu