Hubert Ogunde
Playwright, Film actor
1916 – 1990
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Who was Hubert Ogunde?
Oloye Hubert Adedeji Ogunde was a Nigerian actor, playwright, theatre manager, and musician who founded the Ogunde Concert Party in, the first professional theatrical company in Nigeria. He has been described as "the father of Nigerian theatre, or the father of contemporary Yoruba theatre".
Ogunde starred in Mister Johnson, the 1990 motion picture that also featured Pierce Brosnan. The movie was shot on location in Jos.
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- Born
- May 31, 1916
Nigeria - Nationality
- Nigeria
- Profession
- Died
- Apr 4, 1990
Cromwell Hospital
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on July 23, 2013
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