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Lai Man-Wai

Chinese actor and director (1893-1953) · Writers · Died at 60

Lai Man-wai, also romanised as Lay Min-wei or M.W. Ray, considered the "Father of Hong Kong Cinema", was the director of the first Hong Kong film Zhuangzi Tests His Wife in 1913. In the film, Lai played the role of the wife, partly due to the reluctance of women to participate in show business at the time.

Lai Man-Wai is read about 42 times a day, in 12 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 17 June 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1893 to 1953 · aged 60

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