Eddie Ugbomah
- Born
- 1940-12-19 (age 78)
- Died
- 2019-05-11 (aged 78) · 7 years ago
- Birthplace
- Aboh, Delta State, Nigeria
- Occupation
- Film Director, Producer, Actor, Writer
- Active
- 2015 - 2015
- Alma Mater
- St Matthias, City College school, various colleges in London (journalism, drama, film)
Biography
EARLY LIFE
Ugbomah was a native of Village Ashaka area Aboh in East Ndokwa Local Government Area of Delta State, south-south Nigeria but grew up in the Obalende and Lafiaji area of Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria. He was educated at St Matthias, Lafiaji, Lagos and City College school. He traveled to London for his college education and attended various colleges studying journalism, drama, and later film. After his studies, he worked with BBC and also played minor roles in Dr.No, Guns at Batasi and Sharpeville Massacre. He was a member of an Afro-Caribbean drama group and directed some of the group's plays such as This is Our Chance, play staged at the Stoke Newington Theatre Hall.
CAREER
He returned to Nigeria in 1975 and was involved in concert promotion before starting Edifosa, a film production company. Ugbomah's films usually tackle contemporary social and political issues. In 1979, he produced Dr Oyenusi, the film's plot taken from the headlines is about a notorious robber, Ishola Oyenusi who terrorized Lagosians in the early 1970s. The film also delved into the menace of armed robbery in Nigeria. Oyenusi featured Ugbomah as the lead actor. Ugbomah's next film, the Mask, was released in 1979. The film's material is based on the history of Nigeria during the Benin Expedition of 1897 and the looting of artifacts from the Benin palace. In the Mask, the protagonist Obi, played by Ugbomah tries to secretly steal the Benin ivory mask and return it to Nigeria. Some critics likened the character of Obi to the MI6 agent James Bond. Ugbomah's career flourished into the early 1980s producing such films as Oil Doom, Bolus '80 and The Boy is Good. Most of his films were shot in 16mm with the exception of The Mask. Later in his career Ugbomah turned to Yoruba video films. In 1988, he was appointed chairman of the Nigerian Film Corporation.
Filmography
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