About Wen Yimin
Lived 1890 – 1978 (aged 87–88). Wen Yimin was a film director.
Wen Yimin (文逸民 : Beijing, 1890 – Hong Kong, 22 December 1978) was a Chinese film director and actor. After 1959 he turned back to acting, with roles in numerous Hong Kong films until 1971.
Filmography As director, around 50 films Heroic Son and Daughter (1927) for Youlian (U. Lien) Film Company Shanghai, co-starring with future wife Fan Xuepeng followed by four more sequels in the swordsman genre for Youlian Red Heroine (1929), available with English subtitles at the Chinese Film Classics website Shattered Dream in the Dance Hall Tianyi studio, starring Fan Xuepeng Mother As actor, at least 56 films
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Who was Wen Yimin?
Chinese film director
When was Wen Yimin born?
Wen Yimin was born in 1890 in Beijing.
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Wen Yimin died on 22 December 1978 in Hong Kong.
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Wen Yimin was a film director.
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Wen Yimin's recorded nationality: British Hong Kong.
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