Lo Wei | |||
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| Born | 12 December 1918 [1] Jiangsu Province, China | ||
| Died | 20 January 1996 (aged 77) | ||
| Other names | Law Wai, Lo Wai, Loh Wei, Luo Wei, William Lowe | ||
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, actor | ||
| Years active | 1929–1993 | ||
| Awards | Golden Horse Awards – Lifetime Achievement Award 1997 | ||
| Chinese name | |||
| Traditional Chinese | 羅維 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 罗維 | ||
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Lo Wei ([2] 12 December 1918 – 20 January 1996) was a Hong Kong film director and actor best known for launching the martial arts film careers of both Bruce Lee, in The Big Boss[3] and Fist of Fury,[4] and Jackie Chan, in New Fist of Fury.[3]
- ^ "Lo Wei". Hong Kong Movie DataBase.
- ^ Avenue of Stars Archived 5 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Sandra Brennan (2009). "Lo Wei". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 21 August 2009.
- ^ Weiler, A. H. (8 November 1972). "The Chinese Connection (1972) The Screen: A Chinese 'Fist of Fury':Stark Tale of Revenge Opens at Pagoda Shanghai Is Setting for Kung-Fu Combats". The New York Times.