Marcelline Aboh Explained

Marcelline Aboh
Birth Name:Marcelline Akinocho
Alias:Détin Bonsoir
Birth Place:Porto-Novo, Benin
Death Date:20 August
Death Place:Porto-Novo, Benin
Occupation:Actress, comedian
Notable Works:Abeni
Abeni 2
Djibiti 1
Djibiti 2

Marcelline Aboh (1940 – 20 August 2017), known by her alias Détin Bonsoir, was a Beninese filmmaker and actress from Porto-Novo.[1] She died of a heart attack after suffering health problems due to her age.[2]

She was the main comedian of the women-folk comedy group Les échos de la capitale.[3] [4] She first joined them in 1980 after beginning her theatre career in 1958.[5]

She had eight children.

Notes and References

  1. News: Marcelline Aboh est passée derrière les rideaux – 24 Heures au Bénin . 24 Heures au Bénin . 21 August 2017 . fr.
  2. News: Meisegon . Carin . Deuil au Bénin: Marcelline Aboh quitte la scène . 28 November 2019 . Les Pharaons . 21 August 2017 . fr . 19 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191019052837/https://www.lespharaons.com/deuil-au-benin-marcelline-aboh-quitte-la-scene/ . dead .
  3. News: Boton . Sam . Bénin: La comédienne béninoise Marcelline Aboh s'est éteinte . 28 November 2019 . La Nouvelle Tribune . 22 August 2017 . fr.
  4. Book: Herbert . Ian . Leclercq . Nicole . World of Theatre 2003 Edition: An Account of the World's Theatre Seasons 1999–2000, 2000–2001 and 2001–2002 . 2003 . Routledge . 978-1-134-40212-0 . 41 . 28 November 2019 . en.
  5. News: da Silva . Cédric . Bénin/culture: Marcelline Aboh conduite dans sa dernière demeure . 28 November 2019 . Journal Adjinakou Benin . 24 September 2017 . fr-FR.