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Jin Yan

Jin Yan

Chinese actor

For the football player, see Jin Yan (footballer).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Jin.

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]

Quick Facts Born, Died ...
Jin Yan with first wife Wang Renmei in the movie Wild Flowers (1930 film) [zh]
Jin Yan with Qin Yi, his second wife

Filmography

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References

  1. [1]
    Meyer 2009, p. 117.
  2. [2]
    Meyer 2009, p. 121.
  3. [3]
    Chinese Film Classics: Jin Yan: https://chinesefilmclassics.org/jin-yan-%e9%87%91%e7%84%b0/

Bibliography

  • Meyer, Richard J. (2009). Jin Yan: The Rudolph Valentino of Shanghai. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 978-962-209-586-1.
  • Rea, Christopher (2021). Chinese Film Classics, 1922-1949. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231188135.


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