{"id":1215414,"date":"2022-10-03T12:46:16","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T12:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/03\/ghanaians-mourn-as-actor-and-media-mogul-ekow-blankson-dies\/"},"modified":"2022-10-03T12:46:16","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T12:46:16","slug":"ghanaians-mourn-as-actor-and-media-mogul-ekow-blankson-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/03\/ghanaians-mourn-as-actor-and-media-mogul-ekow-blankson-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghanaians mourn as actor and media mogul Ekow Blankson dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n            <!-- image --><br \/>\n            <!-- content --><br \/>\n <!-- A generated by theme --> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><noscript id=\"td-ad-placeholder\"\/><\/p>\n<p> <!-- end A --> <\/p>\n<h3>Veteran Ghanaian actor, director and media managing director Ekow Blankson has died.<\/h3>\n<p>The actor who was also into other private businesses played different roles in many movies and television advertisements died on Monday, 3 October 2022, following a short illness. He was 50 years old. <\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO :Antonio Brown speaks after exposing himself in Dubai hotel pool (video)<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_137530\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-137530\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Ghanaians-mourn-as-veteran-actor-and-media-mogul-Ekow-Blankson-dies.jpg\" alt=\"Ekow Blankson \" width=\"696\" height=\"365\" class=\"size-full wp-image-137530\"   title=\"Ghanaians mourn as veteran actor and media mogul Ekow Blankson dies 1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-137530\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ekow Blankson dead<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div class=\"td-all-devices\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1650190712_304_Ad-banner.jpg\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Borga, Frozen Emotion, Savannah, In April, Checkmate, Illusions, A Woman Scorned, Pool Party, and Famous were some of the movies he starred in.<\/p>\n<p>He holds a Masters\u2019s Degree in Fine Arts and a Diploma in Theatre Arts (Drama) from the University of Ghana, Legon.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- A generated by theme --> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><noscript id=\"td-ad-placeholder\"\/><\/p>\n<p> <!-- end A --> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ekow Blankson has worked with media companies including TV Africa, Media General Limited and The Multimedia Group.<\/p>\n<p>At The Multimedia Group, he was the Managing Director of Brands and Corporate Communications and General Manager (Luv FM and Nhyira FM) respectively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO :Moment huge rogue wave smashes into pedestrians injuring six in Miami [Watch]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He also featured and directed some Ghanaian movies until his demise, he worked as the Commercial Manager at GhanaWeb.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Moment on screen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with YFM\u2019s Rev. Erskine in July 2021, Mr Blankson singled out his time on the set of \u2018Checkmate\u2019 as his best moment on the screen.<\/p>\n<p>He said the director of the movie, Shirley Frimpong-Manso, contributed to the great moment he had on location and set.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that \u201cAt that time I was used to doing things my way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO :Bola Tinubu shows off strong exercise skills, says I\u2019m healthy and fit to serve (video)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was used to suggesting moves, suggesting delivery, changing dialogue when I thought it was right but when I got onto that set, I really got challenged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere, you could find that the director knew what she was about and I realised that those were better than I suggested\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Ekow Blankson noted that indeed the work put into the movie paid off as people commended him for his role in that movie.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO :\u201cIt cannot ruin my life\u201d \u2013 Tiwa Savage finally replies bloggers after her \u0455\u0454\u03c7\u0442\u03b1\u03c1\u0454<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Read all the Latest News, Entertainment News and gossips <strong>here<\/strong>. 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