Famous Black Playwrights
Emily Carr
Updated on January 17, 2026
Birthdate: April 13, 1938
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ilesa, Nigeria
Died: August 18, 2000
Ola Rotimi was a Nigerian theatre director and playwright. Counted among the most important playwrights of Nigeria, Rotimi also worked as an actor, choreographer, and designer. Ola Rotimi also contributed as a teacher as he taught at the Obafemi Awolowo University, where he established the Ori Olokun Acting Company.
