Sun Daolin
| Sun Daolin | |
|---|---|
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| Background information | |
| Chinese name | 孫道臨 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 孙道临 (simplified) |
| Pinyin | Sūn Dàolín (Mandarin) |
| Birth name |
Sun Yi-liang 孙以亮 |
| Born |
December 18, 1921 Beijing, China |
| Died |
December 28, 2007 (aged 86) Shanghai, China |
| Occupation | Actor and film director |
| Years active | 1940s-2000s |
Sun Daolin (simplified Chinese: 孙道临; traditional Chinese: 孫道臨; pinyin: Sūn Dàolín) (December 18, 1921 – December 28, 2007) was a Chinese actor and film director.
Biography
Sun Daolin was born in Beijing (then named Peiping) on November 18, 1921. He was born Sun Yi-liang 孙以亮 in Beijing a family of four children. His father Sun Wen-Yau (孫文耀) was trained as railroad engineer in Brussels, Belgium. His mother Fan Nian-Hua(范念华) and father both are originally from Jiashan, Chekiang. He along with all his siblings learned to speak English since grade school. He attended Yenching University, but his studies in philosophy were interrupted during Sino-Japanese War. During the War he was active in patriotic activities including stage acting and he was jailed briefly by the Japanese Puppet Regime. He received a degree in philosophy in 1947.[1]
His career had spanned much of recent PRC history. One of his earliest roles was in director Zheng Junli’s Crows and Sparrows, a polemic on the corruption of the Nationalist Government just prior to their defeat in the Chinese Civil War. After 1949, Sun continued to act, notably as the eldest brother in an adaptation of Ba Jin’s novel, Family.
Sun Daolin is one of the most famous actors for the 1950-70's movie goer generations in China. Some four decades ago, to many Chinese, he was an idol and perfect Mr. Right for all unmarried women at his time.
In the 1980s, Sun began to focus increasing energy on directing. In 1983, he wrote, directed and starred in the well-received Thunderstorm, based on the play by Cao Yu. His second try behind the camera was 1992’s The Stepmother. After his semi-retirement he was active in poetry, Hamlet, Schubert songs. He was at several international film festivals and as late as the 1990s.
Sun died in Shanghai on December 28, 2007 at the age of 86. At his service 1,000s of fans paid the last respect. He is survived by his wife Wang Wenjuan, a Shaoxing opera actress and a daughter Sun Qingyuan (孫慶原), one grand child. Wang was best known for her performance in "The Dream of the Red Chamber".[2]
Selected filmography
As actor
| Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Crows and Sparrows | 乌鸦与麻雀 | Hua Haozhi | |
| 1950 | Min zhu qing nian jin xing qu | 民主青年进行曲 | ||
| 1955 | Scouting Across the Yangtze River | 渡江侦察记 | ||
| 1955 | Nan dao feng yun | 南岛风云 | Han Chengguang | |
| 1957 | Family | 家 | Chueh-hsin | |
| 1957 | City Without Night | 不夜城 | ||
| 1958 | The Eternal Wave | 永不消失的电波 | ||
| 1961 | A Revolutionary Family | 革命家庭 | ||
| 1963 | Early Spring in February | 早春二月 | ||
| 1977 | Spring | Celebrate the collapse of the Gang of Four | ||
| 1979 | Li Siguang | 李四光 | ||
| 1982 | The Go Masters | 一盘没有下完的棋 | partly filmed in Japan | |
| 1983 | Thunderstorm | 雷雨 |
As director
| Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Thunderstorm | 雷雨 | |
| 1986 | The Provisional President | 非常大总统 | |
| 1992 | The Stepmother | 继母 | |
Notes
- ↑ "Sun Daolin," Yingjin Zhang Zhiwei Xiao, Encyclopedia of Chinese Film (London ; New York: Routledge, 1998), p 324
- ↑ (Chinese)Sun Daolin Died, Sina.com.
References
- Li, Na and Qian Na. Biography of Sun Daolin (In Chinese) (Shanghai People's Press, 2009 ISBN 978-7-208-08195-6)
External links
- Sun Daolin at the Internet Movie Database
- Sun Daolin at the BFI Film and TV database
- Sun Daolin at the Chinese Movie Database
- Sun Daolin dies - revered Chinese actor, director San Francisco Chronicle January 5, 2008