Yu Jim-yuen
Male, Deceased Person
1905 – 1997
Who was Yu Jim-yuen?
Yu Jim-yuen was the master of the China Drama Academy, one of the main Peking Opera Schools in Hong Kong from which Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Yuen Qiu, Yuen Wah, and Corey Yuen received their training. He was also the father of early wuxia actress Yu So Chow, who appeared in more than 150 movies, but his only film was The Old Master, in 1979, as Wen Ren-yang. He died of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California, United States.
In 1988, the film Painted Faces was released. The story dealt with the lives of the children in the China Drama Academy, and Sammo Hung played the part of Master Yu.
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- Born
- Sep 5, 1905
Hong Kong - Children
- Died
- Sep 8, 1997
Los Angeles
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on July 23, 2013
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