- Born
- Birth nameAkinwande Oluwole Soyinka
- Wole Soyinka was born on July 13, 1934 in Abeokuta, Nigeria. He is a writer and actor, known for Kongi's Harvest (1970), Sidi Ilujinle (2017) and The Man Died (2024). He has been married to Folake Doherty since 1989. They have three children. He was previously married to Libranrian Oladie Idowu and Barbara Dixon.
- SpousesFolake Doherty(1989 - present) (3 children)Libranrian Oladie Idowu(1963 - ?) (divorced, 4 children)Barbara Dixon(1958 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)
- Was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986.
- Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, vol. 136, pages 359-368. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.
- He was nominated for a 1980 Joseph Jefferson Award for Choreography for the play, "Death and the Kings Horseman", at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
- Was defended by John Mortimer of criminal charges in Nigeria.
- Parents are Samuel Ayodele Soyinka, and Grace Eniola Soyinka.
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