Wale Ogunyemi
- Born
- 1939-08-12 (age 62)
- Died
- 2001-12-17 (aged 62) · 24 years ago
- Birthplace
- Igbajo, Osun State, Nigeria
- Occupation
- Dramatist, Film Actor, Playwright, Yoruba Language Scholar, Research Assistant
- Active
- 2001 - 2001
- Spouse
- Unknown (5 children mentioned)
- Alma Mater
- University of Ibadan
Biography
EARLY LIFE
Wale Ogunyemi was born on 12 August 1939 at Igbajo, a city in Osun State, southwestern Nigeria to Samuel Adeosun and Mary Ogunyemi. He attended the University of Ibadan in 1967 for a year course in drama.
CAREER
Ogunyemi began his acting career as a seasonal actor with the new western Nigerian television service in the early 1960s. He later worked with professor Wole Soyinka, a Nobel Laureate and became a foundation member of Soyinka Orisun Theatre. His credible performance made him a choice for the role he played as 'The bale' in The Lion and the Jewel and Dende in Kongi's Harvest by professor Wole Soyinka. He also featured in The Beatification Of Area Boy, a play by Wole Soyinka premiered at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in 1995. He was appointed as a research assistant at Ibadan Institute of African Studies where he later retired. From the 1970s onwards, Ogunyemi began writing for the stage with plays ranging from popular domestic comedies to reworkings of Yoruba myth and history.
Filmography
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