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Ouyang Yuqian

Chinese playwright, film director and actor (1889-1962) · China · On the map · Writers · Died at 73

Ouyang Yuqian was a Chinese playwright, Peking opera actor and writer, film screenwriter and director, and drama educator. He is considered by drama historians as one of the three founders of the modern Chinese spoken drama, together with Tian Han and Hong Shen.

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He was also one of the top Peking opera performers, regarded as a southern counterpart of Mei Lanfang.

Country
China
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1889 to 1962 · aged 73

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