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Wole Soyinka(I)

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Wole Soyinka
Wole Soyinka was born on 13 July 1934 in Abeokuta, Nigeria. He is a writer and director, known for Blues for a Prodigal (1985), Sidi Ilujinle (2017) and Kongi's Harvest (1970). He has been married to Folake Doherty since 1989. They have three children. He was previously married to Libranrian Oladie Idowu and Barbara Dixon.
BornJuly 13, 1934
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    • Known for

    Wole Soyinka in Blues for a Prodigal (1985)
    Blues for a Prodigal
    • Writer
    • 1985
    Sidi Ilujinle (2017)
    Sidi Ilujinle
    • Writer
    • 2017
    Wole Soyinka in Kongi's Harvest (1970)
    Kongi's Harvest
    6.3
    • Writer
    • 1970
    Aké
    • Writer
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Amazing Grace YorubaWorlds (2026)
      Amazing Grace YorubaWorlds
      • contributing writer
      • 2026
    • Echoes from the Past (2025)
      Echoes from the Past
      Short
      • based on poem by
      • 2025
    • The Man Died (2024)
      The Man Died
      2.9
      • based on book by
      • 2024
    • Death and the King's Horseman (2023)
      Death and the King's Horseman
      • Writer
      • 2023
    • Odunlade Adekola in Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman (2022)
      Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman
      4.4
      • play: "Death and the King's Horseman"
      • 2022
    • Sidi Ilujinle (2017)
      Sidi Ilujinle
      • based on play "The Lion and the Jewel"
      • 2017
    • Aké
      • based on book by
      • 2016
    • John Steinbeck in Un siècle d'écrivains (1995)
      Un siècle d'écrivains
      6.8
      TV Series
      • excerpts from a work by
      • 1996
    • Wole Soyinka in Blues for a Prodigal (1985)
      Blues for a Prodigal
      • Writer
      • 1985
    • Wole Soyinka in Kongi's Harvest (1970)
      Kongi's Harvest
      6.3
      • screenplay
      • play
      • 1970
    • Joshua: A Nigerian Portrait
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1963

    Director

    • Wole Soyinka in Blues for a Prodigal (1985)
      Blues for a Prodigal
      • Director
      • 1985

    Actor

    • Wole Soyinka in Kongi's Harvest (1970)
      Kongi's Harvest
      6.3
      • President Kongi
      • 1970

    Personal details

    • Born
      • July 13, 1934
      • Abeokuta, Nigeria
    • Spouses
        Folake Doherty1989 - present (3 children)
    • Other works
      Play: "Kongi's Harvest"
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Print Biography
      • 2 Portrayals
      • 1 Article

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      Was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986.

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