Mak Bing-wing (; 1915–1984) was a Chinese actor active in Cantonese opera. Born in 1915 in

Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...

, he attended

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and began his acting career in the 1930s. He left Hong Kong in 1941 for a tour of the United States, returning in 1947. after the

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had ended. While in the United States, Mak appeared in many Grandview Film Company productions. His third marriage, to

Yu So-chow Yu So-chow (; 9 July 1930 – 12 May 2017) is a former Chinese actress from Hong Kong. Yu has a star at Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong. Early life Yu was born in Beijing, China. Yu comes from a Peking opera family. Yu's father was Yu Jim Yuen, ...

in 1966, produced three children. Mak was also close to actress

Wong-Nui Fung Wong-Nui Fung () (1925–1992) was a former Chinese actress and Cantonese opera singer from Hong Kong. Fung is credited with over 250 films. Early life In 1925, Fung was born as Guo Ruizhen in Guangdong, Guangdong province, China. Fung attended ...

, whom he met while both were active in the . The two later played lead characters in the Film ''A Ten-Year Dream''. Mak died in the United States in 1984, where he and Yu had retired.

Repertoire

* A Mismatched Coupleart-mate.net
Mak Bing-wing * The Perfect Match * When Swallows Return * The Heroes and the Beauty * A Triumphant Return * Romance by the Peach Blossom Lake * The Revenge * Return From Battle for His Love * Ten Years Dream (aka Ten-Year Dream of Yangzhou) * The Princess in Distress (aka Romance of the Phoenix Chamber) * A Maid Commander-in-Chief and a Rash General * A Lady Prime Minister of Two Countries * The Villain, The General and the Heroic Beauty * Two Heroic Families * Power and Dilemma * No Return Without VictoryPDF
Mak Bing-wing（1915.12.19–1984.9.13) ‘biographical notes' from www.filmarchive.gov.hk * An Agnostic and Sagacious Intercession * The God's Story

Filmography

Films

This is a partial list of films. (See , Hkmdb & Imdb page for Mak.) * 1950 A Chivalrous Bandit * 1955 Love in a Dangerous City (opposite actor Chan Fai-lung, the Dan) * 1957 The Nymph of the River Lo++ * 1958 A Buddhist Recluse for 14 Years++ * 1958 Lady Wen's Return to the Han People-+ * 1958 Flower of the Night-+ * 1959 The Brave Daughters of Han-+ :-+Opposite

Yim Fun Fong Yim Fun Fong () is a former Chinese actress and Cantonese opera performer from Hong Kong. Fong is credited with over 150 films. Fong has a star at Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong. Early life In 1928, Fong was born as Chow Tung Si in Enping, Gua ...

:++Opposite Fong and

Yam Kim-fai Yam Kim-fai (, 4 February 1913 (Lunar 29 December 1912 – 29 November 1989), also known as Ren Jianhui was a renowned Cantonese opera actress in China and Hong Kong. Yam was most notable for her unique ability to sing in the lower register. Tha ...

* A Ten-Year Dream * A Lady Prime Minister of Two Countries * Return from Battle for His Love * Romance of the Phoenix Chamber * The Unruly Commander-in-chief and the Blunt General (aka A Maid Commander-in-Chief and a Rash General) * No Return Without Victory * An Agnostic and Sagacious Intercession * Knight of the Victory Marked Flag

References

External links

* Mak Bing-wing（1915.12.19–1984.9.13) ‘biographical notes'
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* * * 1915 births 1984 deaths Hong Kong male Cantonese opera actors 20th-century Chinese male actors Chinese male stage actors Male actors from Guangzhou Chinese emigrants to the United States Musicians from Guangzhou Singers from Guangdong 20th-century Hong Kong male actors 20th-century Hong Kong male singers 20th-century Chinese male singers {{China-actor-stub