Chang Yung-hsiang

Chang Yung-hsiang
Born(1929-10-26)26 October 1929
Yantai, Shandong, China
Died8 October 2021(2021-10-08) (aged 91)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Alma mater
AwardsGolden Horse Awards – Best Screenplay
1972 Indebted for Life and Love
1975 Land of the Undaunted
1978 He Never Gives Up
Best Original Screenplay
1979 The Story of a Small Town
Best Adapted Screenplay
1981 If I Were for Real
Lifetime Achievement Award
2016


Chinese name
Traditional Chinese張永祥
Simplified Chinese张永祥
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Yǒngxiáng
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chang.

Chang Yung-hsiang (26 October 1929 – 8 October 2021[1]) was a Taiwanese screenwriter and director originally from Yantai, China, generally considered one of the most prolific and successful screenwriters in Taiwan.

Chang adapted a number of Chiung Yao novels for film.[2] He had received six Golden Horse Awards over the course of his career.[3] In 2016, Chang became the first screenwriter to receive the Golden Horse for lifetime achievement.[4] Among Chang's other awards included the 1976 National Award for the Arts [zh]. He died in Los Angeles, California on 8 October 2021.[5]

Headshot of Chang in military uniform, taken during his time as the chair of the Department of Cinema and Drama at Fu Hsing Kang College.
  1. ^ "張永祥 Chang Yung-Hsiang". Taiwan Film Institute.
  2. ^ "金馬獎終身貢獻獎得主張永祥病逝 享耆壽92歲". China Times (in Chinese). 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  3. ^ Chen, Christie (26 November 2016). "GOLDEN HORSE AWARDS: Screenwriter honored for lifetime achievement". Central News Agency. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  4. ^ "快訊／編劇張永祥病逝美國家中！享壽92歲　曾獲金馬獎終身貢獻獎 原文網址: 快訊／編劇張永祥病逝美國家中！享壽92歲　曾獲金馬獎終身貢獻獎" (in Chinese). ETToday. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  5. ^ "獨／金馬獎終身貢獻獎得主張永祥病逝 享壽92歲". United Daily News (in Chinese). 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.