Dai Tielang
Dai Tielang (born Guo Bin; 17 October 1930 – 4 September 2019) was a Singaporean-born Chinese animator and a pioneering figure of Chinese animation during the 1950s and the 60s, best known for directing Black Cat Detective. After graduating from the Beijing Film Academy in 1953, he worked at the Shanghai Animation Film Studio. Dai's father, Dai Langying was a native of Huiyang.
Dai Tielang
- Name
- Dai Tielang
- Birth Name
- Guo Bin
- Born
- 17 October 1930
- Birthplace
- Singapore in the Straits Settlements
- Died
- 4 September 2019
- Place of death
- Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Occupation
- director of animated films
- Nationality
- People's Republic of China · Republic of China
- Education
- Beijing Film Academy
- Known for
- Black Cat Detective
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Dai Tielang (born Guo Bin; 17 October 1930 – 4 September 2019) was a Singaporean-born Chinese animator and a pioneering figure of Chinese animation during the 1950s and the 60s, best known for directing Black Cat Detective. After graduating from the Beijing Film Academy in 1953, he worked at the Shanghai Animation Film Studio. Dai's father, Dai Langying was a native of Huiyang.
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Biography
Biography
He was a painter, and began to work in Singapore in the 1930s.
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• Name — Dai Tielang • Birth Name — Guo Bin • Born — 17 October 1930 • Birthplace — Singapore in the Straits Settlements • Died — 4 September 2019 • Place of death — Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China • Occupation — director of animated films • Years Active — 1980–1993 Dai Tielang (born Guo Bin; 17 October 1930 – 4 September 2019) was a Singaporean-born Chinese animator and a pioneering figure of Chinese animation during the 1950s and the 60s, best known for directing Black Cat Detective. Born in Singapore in 1930, Dai was brought to China in 1940. After graduating from the Beijing Film Academy in 1953, he worked at the Shanghai Animation Film Studio. Dai's father, Dai Langying was a native of Huiyang. He was a painter, and began to work in Singapore in the 1930s.
Works
Works
• Little Tadpoles Looking for Mummy (1960) • A Deer of Nine Colors (1981) • Black Cat Detective (1984–1987)
Death
Death
He died on 4 September 2019.
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1930
Dai Tielang born at Singapore.
2019
Dai Tielang died at Hangzhou.
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