Wen Yimin
Wen Yimin (文逸民: Beijing, 1890 – Hong Kong, 22 December 1978) was a Chinese film director and actor. After 1959 he turned back to acting, with roles in numerous Hong Kong films until 1971.
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Wen Yimin
- Born
- 1890 · Beijing.
- Died
- 1978 · Hong Kong.
- Nationality
- British Hong Kong
- Occupation
- film director
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Wen Yimin (文逸民: Beijing, 1890 – Hong Kong, 22 December 1978) was a Chinese film director and actor. After 1959 he turned back to acting, with roles in numerous Hong Kong films until 1971.
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• As director, around 50 films • Heroic Son and Daughter (1927) for Youlian (U. Lien) Film Company Shanghai, co-starring with future wife Fan Xuepeng • followed by four more sequels in the swordsman genre for Youlian • Red Heroine (1929), available with English subtitles at the Chinese Film Classics website • Shattered Dream in the Dance Hall Tianyi studio, starring Fan Xuepeng • Mother • As actor, at least 56 films
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1978
Wen Yimin died on 22 December 1978.
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