Wu Zuguang

Chinese Playwright

Wu Zuguang was born in Beijing, China on April 21st, 1917 and is the Chinese Playwright. At the age of 85, Wu Zuguang biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
April 21, 1917
Nationality
China
Place of Birth
Beijing, China
Death Date
Apr 9, 2003 (age 85)
Zodiac Sign
Taurus
Profession
Director, Film Director, Playwright, Screenwriter
Wu Zuguang Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

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Wu Zuguang Religion, Education, and Hobbies
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Education
Sino-French University
Wu Zuguang Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Lü En, ​ ​(m. 1946; div. 1950)​, Xin Fengxia, ​ ​(m. 1951; died 1998)​
Children
3
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Wu Zuguang Career

At the outset of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, Wu wrote the patriotic war play City of Phoenix (凤凰城), which made him well known in China at age 20. It was one of the most performed dramas during the eight-year war. He later wrote several critically acclaimed plays, including Return on a Snowy Night, which is generally considered his masterpiece. His works are strongly influenced by the May Fourth New Culture Movement.

As eastern China fell to the Japanese, he moved to the wartime capital Chongqing, where he worked as an editor for the Xinmin Wanbao newspaper. In 1945, he published Mao Zedong's now famous poem "Snow: to the Tune of Garden in Full Spring", which infuriated the Kuomintang government. He escaped to British Hong Kong to avoid being captured by KMT agents, and made a living writing screenplays and making films. He directed The Soul of the Nation (国魂), Hong Kong's first colour film, based on his historical drama, Song of Righteousness, about the Song dynasty patriot Wen Tianxiang. He also made Return on a Snowy Night into a film, as well as two others. In 1946, Wu married the actress Lü En (吕恩) in Shanghai.

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