Yemi Ajibade, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yemi Ajibade

Nigerian playwright and actor

Date of Birth: 28-Jul-1929

Place of Birth: Ota, Nigeria

Date of Death: 24-Jan-2013

Profession: actor, playwright

Nationality: United Kingdom, Nigeria

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Yemi Ajibade (28 July 1929 – 24 January 2013), usually credited as Yemi Ajibade, Yemi Goodman Ajibade or Ade-Yemi Ajibade, was a Nigerian playwright, actor and director who, after settling in England in the 1950s, made significant contributions to the British theatre and the canon of Black drama.
In a career that spanned half a century, he directed and wrote several successful plays, as well as acting in a wide range of drama for television, stage, radio and film.