Hong Shen | |
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| Born | December 31, 1894 |
| Died | August 29, 1955 (aged 60) |
| Occupation(s) | playwright, screenwriter, director, film theorist |
| Notable work | Yama Zhao (1923) The Young Mistress's Fan Mrs. Shentu (1925) Wukui Bridge (1931) |
| Style | Chinese spoken drama |
Hong Shen (Chinese: 洪深; Wade–Giles: Hung Shen; 31 December 1894 – 29 August 1955) was a Chinese playwright, film director and screenwriter, film and drama theorist, and educator. He is considered by drama historians as one of the three founders of the modern Chinese spoken drama, together with Tian Han and Ouyang Yuqian.[1] He wrote the first Chinese film script, Mrs. Shentu.