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Jab Adu (December 28, 1932 - 2016), born Joseph Abiodun Babajide, was an actor and producer from Nigeria.[1][2] He directed the 1977 Nigerian film Bisi, Daughter of the River, the highest grossing film in Nigeria for several decades.[3] He was among the pioneers of Nigerian filmmaking.[4]

He was born in Calabar.[5] From 1941 until 1946 he studied at St. Gregory's College in the Obalende neighborhood of Lagos.[5]

Filmography

Actor

• Countdown at Kusini (1976) as Juma Bukari
• Saworoide (1999) as Lagbayi
• The Village Headmaster (1968 - 1988), a soap opera, as Bassey Okon

Director

• Bisi, Daughter of the River (1977)[6]

References

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