Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks is a 1931 American Pre-Code documentary film directed by Douglas Fairbanks and Victor Fleming and written by Robert E. Sherwood. The film was rele
Douglas Fairbanks (right) meeting the former President of the Philippines Emilio Aguinaldo (left) in March 1931
Mei Lanfang
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Mei Lan, better known by his stage name Mei Lanfang, was a notable Chinese Peking opera artist in modern Chinese theater. Mei was known as the "Queen of Peking Opera". Mei was exclusively known for hi
Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks
…maids assemble her headdress. Fairbanks and his crew then travel to China, where they are greeted by one of China's greatest actors, female impersonator Mei Lanfang. Further travels take them to the walls of the Forbidden City in Peking, the tomb of Dr Sun Yat-sen and the city of Hong Kong. En route, Fairbanks…
Mei c. 1940
Mei Lanfang with Mao Zedong and Kliment Voroshilov in Beijing, 1957
Bust of Méi Lánfāng in Mei Lanfang Memorial Museum in Beijing
Mei Lanfang Family portrait in 1940s.