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 Eng in 1930 | |||||||||||
| Born | Ng Kam-ha September 24, 1914 San Francisco, California, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Died | January 25, 1970 (aged 55) New York City, U.S. | ||||||||||
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| Years active | 1936–1961 | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 伍錦霞 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 伍锦霞 | ||||||||||
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Esther Eng (born Ng Kam-ha; September 24, 1914 – January 25, 1970) was an American film director and the first female director to direct Chinese-language films in the United States. Eng made four feature films in America, and five in Hong Kong.[1][2] She was recognized as a female pioneer who crossed the boundaries of race, language, culture and gender.[3][4]
- ^ Wei, 2011. p.16
- ^ Bren, Frank (January 23, 2010). "Electric phantom – the indomitable Esther Eng". China Daily. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ^ Wei, S. Louisa (2014). "Esther Eng". Women Film Pioneers Project. Columbia University Libraries. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ Gray, Tim (June 21, 2019). "Pioneering Filmmaker Esther Eng Made Movies in the '30s and '40s on Her Own Terms". Variety. Retrieved June 24, 2019.