Adeyemi Olanrewaju AJIBADE,

Biographical record

Title

Mr

Surname

AJIBADE,

First Name

Adeyemi

Other Names

Olanrewaju

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

Newswatch Who's Who (2nd Edition)

Date of Birth

July 28 1929,

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Ogun

Place of Birth

Otta

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Ebony Gwendoline White 1973

Number of Children ( Female)

3

Profession

Actor.

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

St. James Otta, 1935; Anglican Central School, IfawOkenla; St. Paul's lle-Ife; Lishabi School; Abeokuta Grammar School, 1949; London University, 1985;

Educational Qualification

M.A

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

member of In ternational Commitee of Experts for Festac, 1974-76; member, Theatre Writer Union, UK; Writers Guild, UK; member, Associa tion Black Writers, UK; British Actors Equity; member, British Kinematographic Society; Fellow of Royal Society of Arts;

Previous Appointments

Appointed External Director, Actors Workshop, 1963; Artistic Director, Keskidee centre, 1972, film Editor, Direc tor, Pan-African Players, 1966-68; Artist in Residence, Senior Arts Fello & Director of Unibadan Masques, 1976-79; Visiting Art istCoby College; USA 1987; Artistic Direc tor ofOrissa Theatre, London 1999;Advisor to Earl of Snowdon on Mary Kingsley; Supervisor, Theatre events;

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

Lagos, Yes Lagos, BBC Radio, Heinemann Collection; The Black Knives, Keskidee Centre; the Big One, Parcel Post, main House Royal Court, London; Behind the Mountain, Mokai; Fingers Only, Black Theare Coop Peer Gint; Para Gint Black Version Commissioned by Birmingham Repetory; Waiting for Hannibal; Africans in Armed Struggle Against the Romans in 204BC; A long Way from Home, Tricyce Theatre, London, 1991;

Outstanding Achievements

recipient: British Arts Council Bursary Award for Playwriting (fivetimes), 1976-77; Publica tions: Finger Only, Associated Bookmakers, Nigeria, 1999; Parcel Post, Associated Bookmakers, Nigeria, 1999; Mokai, Asso ciated Bookmakers, Nigeria, 1999; Behind the Mountain, Associated Bookmakers, Ni- Newswatch WHO'S WHO geria, 1999;

Hobbies

golf, swimming, dancing, chanting of traditional, travelling, jazz;

Phone Number

0171-388-9708.

Official Address

29, Seymour House Churchway, Euston London, NWI, ILR