Wong Tin-lam
Wong Tin-Lam or Wang Tianlin (1927–2010) was a Chinese screenwriter, producer, director, and actor, who has contributed to the Hong Kong cinema scene with a career spanning six decades. He has made films in Cantonese, Mandarin and Amoy dialect.[1]
Wong Tin-Lam | |||||||||||
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| Born | 11 September 1927 | ||||||||||
| Died | 16 November 2010 (aged 82) | ||||||||||
| Occupation | screenwriter, film director, film producer, actor | ||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Leung Shuk Man (m. 1954–2003) | ||||||||||
| Children | Wong Jing | ||||||||||
| Awards | Asia-Pacific Film Festival Best Director Award 1959 All in the FamilyGolden Bauhinia Awards – Life Achievement Award 2002 | ||||||||||
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| Also known as | Wang Tianlin | ||||||||||
Career
Wong began as a director in the mid-1950s, working for the Hsin Hwa Film Company. He later joined Cathay Organisation.
When Cathay Studios was shut down in the early 1970s, Wong continued to establish himself as a filmmaker, making TV drama serials by combining film production techniques with the flexibility of television production, and became a trendsetter in melodrama and wuxia serials.[1]
Wong retired from the television production scene, and in his later career could be seen in appearances and supporting roles in films directed by Johnnie To, Wai Ka-Fai and his son, Wong Jing, who has followed in his footsteps.
