Wale Ogunyemi

Wale Ogunyemi
Born(1939-08-12)August 12, 1939
Osun State, Nigeria
DiedDecember 17, 2001(2001-12-17) (aged 62)
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigerian
Alma materUniversity of Ibadan
Occupationplaywright
Years active1963–present
Known for
The Lion and the Jewel
Kongi's Harvest
Sango
Langbodo[1]

Chief Wale OgunyemiListenⓘ, OFR (12 August 1939 – December 17, 2001) was a Nigerian veteran seasoned dramatist, film actor, prolific playwright, and Yoruba language scholar.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Set to battle demons on mount Langbodo". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Wale Ogunyemi - Library of Congress". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  3. ^ Lindfors, Bernth (2003). Black African Literature in English, 1997-1999. James Currey Publishers. ISBN 9780852555750. Retrieved 18 January 2015. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)