1931 - 1978
Duro Ladipo Nigerian Playwright
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Details
| Birthday |
30th November, 1930
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| Birthplace |
Osogbo, Osun State, British Nigeria (now Nigeria)
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| Died |
1978
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| Place of Death |
Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria
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| Nationality |
Nigerian
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| Occupation Text |
Writer, playwright, actor, producer, dramatist
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| Occupation |
Playwright
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Durodola Durosomo Duroorike Timothy Adisa Ladipo (December 18, 1926 – March 11, 1978), more commonly known as Duro Ladipo was one of the best known and critically acclaimed Yoruba dramatists who emerged from postcolonial Africa. Writing solely in the Yoruba language, he captivated the symbolic spirit of Yoruba mythologies in his plays, which were later adapted to other media such as photography, television and cinema. His most famous play, Ọba kò so (The King did not Hang), a dramatization of the traditional Yoruba story of how Ṣango became the Orisha of Thunder, received international acclaim at the first Commonwealth Arts Festival in 1965 and on a European tour, where a Berlin critic, Ulli Beier, compared Ladipọ to Karajan. Ladipo usually acted in his own plays.
