Suru Baba Iwa" and "Tanimowo Iku." Some of his plays were also produced for television. In fact, he created Bode Wasinimi'' for the Nigerian Television Authority, Ibadan. In 1977, Duro Ladipo participated in FESTAC '77, the Second World Festival of Black and African Arts and Culture, in Lagos, Nigeria. Personal life Despite his Christian background, Ladipo was a polygamist and had three wives and about fifteen children. In 1964, he married Abiodun Duro-Ladipo, his third wife, and she became a permanent member of the troupe. She gained fame as an actress, taking main roles in all the plays performed by the company. He died on March 11, 1978, at the age of 51 after a short illness. It is said that when he died the heavens opened, and there was sudden rain with lightning and thunder. This was interpreted as a sign that Shango, the god of thunder and the main character of his most famous work, welcomed him into the heavens. Notes References Nigerian dramatists and playwrights Yoruba dramatists and playwrights 1931 births 1978 deaths Postcolonialism 20th-century Nigerian dramatists and playwrights Yoruba-language writers 20th-century Nigerian writers Nigerian folklorists Yoruba male actors Male actors in Yoruba cinema Nigerian male stage actors Nigerian theatre managers and producers Yoruba businesspeople 20th-century Nigerian male actors