Ruan Lingyu
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Ruan Lingyu, also known by her English name Lily Yuen, was a Chinese silent film actress. One of the most prominent Chinese film stars of the 1930s, her exceptional acting ability and suicide at the age of 24 led her to become an icon of Chinese cinema.
20-year-old Ruan Lingyu in Love and Duty
Ruan Lingyu
Ruan Lingyu on the cover of The Young Companion pictorial, December 1934
Ruan Lingyu's funeral procession was reportedly attended by more than 100,000 people.
Bu Wancang
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Bu Wancang, also known by his English name Richard Poh, was a prolific Chinese film director and screenwriter active between the 1920s and the 1960s. He was born in Anhui.
Bu Wancang in 1937