Jin Yan | |||||||||
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Born | Kim Duk Rin (김덕린; 金德麟) April 7, 1910 | ||||||||
Died | December 27, 1983 | (aged 73)||||||||
Other names | Raymond King | ||||||||
Years active | 1928–1958 | ||||||||
Spouse(s) | Wang Renmei (1934–44) Qin Yi (1947–83) | ||||||||
Children | Jin Jie (son) Jin Feiheng (step-daughter)[1] | ||||||||
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Chinese | 金焰 | ||||||||
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Jin Yan (Chinese: 金焰; April 7, 1910 – December 27, 1983), also known by his English name Raymond King, was a Korean-born Chinese actor who gained fame during China's golden age of cinema, based in Shanghai. His acting talents and good looks gained him much popularity in the 1930s. He was dubbed the "Film Emperor" and the "Rudolph Valentino of Shanghai".[2][3]