Bowling Green State University New York University Graduate School of Business
Occupation(s)
film director, writer and producer
Known for
Countdown at Kusini
Raymond Oladipupo Ladebo also simply known by his stage name Ladi Ladebo (7 May 1942 – 16 April 2021)[1] was a Nigerian filmmaker. He was one of the pioneers of Golden Age of yesteryear Nigerian cinema, especially during the celluloid-era optimism of the 1970s.[2] He previously worked as a media analyst and accountant before entering the film industry. He was also popularly called by his nickname as Uncle Ladi.[3]
^"Hommage à un pionnier du cinéma nigérian". BBC News Afrique (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2022.
^Haynes, Jonathan (1995). "Nigerian Cinema: Structural Adjustments". Research in African Literatures. 26 (3): 97–119. ISSN 0034-5210. JSTOR 3820141.
^"Paying tribute to a pioneer of Nigerian cinema". BBC News. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
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