Wu Yonggang | |||||||
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| Born | November 1, 1907 Shanghai, China | ||||||
| Died | December 18, 1982 (aged 75) | ||||||
| Occupation | Film director | ||||||
| Years active | 1930s-1980s | ||||||
| Awards | Golden Rooster Awards – Best Picture 1981 Evening Rain | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 吳永剛 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 吴永刚 | ||||||
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Wu Yonggang (November 1, 1907 – December 18, 1982) was a prominent Chinese film director during the 1930s. Today Wu is best known for his directorial debut, The Goddess. Wu had a long career with the Lianhua Film Company in the 1930s, in Chongqing during the war, and in the mainland after the 1949 communist revolution.[1]
- ^ "Chinese Cinema". UCSD Chinese Cinema Web-based Learning Center. Retrieved 2008-01-02.