Ouyang Yuqian

Ouyang Yuqian
Ouyang Yuqian
Native name	欧阳予倩
Born	Ouyang Liyuan (1889-05-12)May 12, 1889 Liuyang, Hunan, Qing China
Died	September 21, 1962(1962-09-21) (aged 73) Beijing, China
Occupation	Dramatist, educator, film director, actor
Language	Chinese
Alma mater	Meiji University Waseda University
Period	1906–1962
Genre	Stage play, Peking Opera
Literary movement	New Play
Spouse	Liu Yunqiu ​ (m. 1906)​
Children	Ouyang Shanzun
Relatives	Ouyang Ligeng (father) Liu Yixia (mother) Ouyang Zhonghu (grandfather)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	歐陽予倩
Simplified Chinese	欧阳予倩
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Ōuyáng Yǔqiàn Wade–Giles Ou-yang Yü-ch'ien IPA Mandarin pronunciation: [óʊ.jǎŋ jù.tɕʰân]

Ouyang Yuqian (Chinese: 欧阳予倩; May 12, 1889 – September 21, 1962) was a Chinese playwright, Peking opera actor and writer, film screenwriter and director, and drama educator. He is considered by drama historians as one of the three founders of the modern Chinese spoken drama, together with Tian Han and Hong Shen.^[1] He was also one of the top Peking opera performers, regarded as a southern counterpart of Mei Lanfang.

Ouyang Yuqian was the founding president of the Central Academy of Drama from 1950 until his death in 1962. He also served as vice chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, vice chairman of the Chinese Dramatists Association, and chairman of the Chinese Dancers Association.^[2]