Biyi Bandele, Nigerian Director of ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ and ‘The King’s Horseman,’ Dies at 54
Carson Burton Biyi Bandele, the renowned Nigerian novelist, playwright and filmmaker behind 2013’s “Half of a Yellow Sun” and upcoming film “The King’s Horseman,” has died. He was 54.Bandele died on Sunday in Lagos, Nigeria, according to a Facebook post from his daughter, Temi Bandele.