Nancy Kwan
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Nancy Kwan Ka-shen is a Chinese-American actress whose career included more than fifty English language film and television roles. Kwan's career coincided with Hollywood's casting of more Asian roles
Kwan in 1964
Nancy Kwan and her father, Kwan Wing-hong, 1956
As Suzie Wong in The World of Suzie Wong (1960)
Jack Soo and Nancy Kwan in Flower Drum Song (1961)
Flower Drum Song (film)
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Flower Drum Song is a 1961 American musical film directed by Henry Koster, adapted from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Flower Drum Song, premiered on Broadway in 1958, which in turn was based on
Nancy Kwan
…attention drove filmmakers to try to capitalize on the attention and create an even bigger production for Kwan's next film. In 1961, she starred in Flower Drum Song playing a similar role. The film was distinguished for being the "first big-budget American film" with an all-Asian cast. Kwan did not have any songs…
Theatrical release poster
Grant Avenue, Chinatown's "western street with eastern manners" (1945)
Nancy Kwan on set.