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About Kola Ogunmola
- Elijah Kolawole Ogunmola (Nov.
- 11, 1925, Okemesi-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria - 1973) was a Nigerian dramatist, actor, mime, director, and playwright. He developed Yoruba culture, especially folk opera (drama that combines Christian themes with traditional Yoruba folklore, music and dancing, and music popular in urban culture) into a serious theatre form through his work with his Ogunmola Travelling Theatre (founded c.
- 1948).They produced an early stage musical version of Amos Tutuola's The Palm Wine Drinkard, which was performed at the First Pan-African Cultural Congress (Algiers, 1969). Ogunmola is regarded as one of the most brilliant actors in Africa in the 1950s and ’60s. He produced Ife Owo in 1965.
- It was a satire on marriage and wealth.
- He used Mime and singing as well as drumming to convey his message.
- He also produced the dramatic version of Tutuola's The Palmwine Drinker.
- He also exhibited great ability in acting and directing. He married numerous wives with many children.
- He is the father of notable Nollywood Stars, Abayomi Ogunmola (deceased) and Peju Ogunmola Omobolanle.
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