Orlando Martins Listen (8, December 1899–25, September 1985) je aṣáájú-ọ̀nà fíìmù àti òṣèré orí ìtàgé Yorùbá kan ní Nàìjíríà.[1][2] Ni ipari awọn ọdun 1940, o jẹ ọkan ninu awọn oṣere dudu ti o gbajumọ julọ ti Ilu Gẹẹsi,[3] ati ninu ibo ibo kan ti a ṣe ni ọdun 1947, o ṣe atokọ laarin awọn oṣere ayanfẹ 15 ti Ilu Gẹẹsi ti o ga julọ.[4]

Igbesi aye

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A bi bi Emmanuel Alhandu Martins ni Okesuna Street, Lagos, Naijiria, si baba iranṣẹ ilu kan ti o ni gbongbo ni Ilu Brazil ati iya Naijiria kan. Martins jẹ ibatan si idile Benjamin Epega. Ni ọdun 1913, o forukọsilẹ ni ile-iwe giga ti Eko Boys ṣugbọn o lọ kuro.[5]

Awọn itọkasi

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  1. Segun Sofowote (1985). Orlando Martins, 1899–1985: A Lifetime of Many Lives : a Brief Memorial Brochure. Lagos State Council for Arts & Culture. https://books.google.com/books?id=upAHAQAAIAAJ. 
  2. West African Review, Volume 31. West African Graphics Company. 1960. https://books.google.com/books?id=uhBXAAAAMAAJ. 
  3. Harry Levette, "This is Hollywood". Chicago Defender, 10 September 1949, p. 25.
  4. Al Monroe, "Swinging the News," Chicago Defender, 18 October 1947, p. 19.
  5. "Orlando Martins, Hollywood’s first Yoruba Actor" Archived 2016-05-09 at the Wayback Machine., Yoruba 365, 12 November 2014.

Siwaju kika

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  • Takiu Folami, Orlando Martins, Awọn Àlàyé: itan igbesi aye timotimo ti agbaye akọkọ ti o ni iyin oṣere fiimu Afirika, Lagos, Nigeria: Alase Publishers, 1983,ISBN 978-9782383006 .

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