Evan Yang

On November 26, 1920, Yang was born in Wuhsien city, Jiangsu Province, China. Yang's father was Yang Qianli, a politician and university professor. His uncles and aunts include architect Yang Xiliu(S. J. Young), animator Cy Young, entrepreneur Yang Xiren and Yang Renlan (mother of sociologist Fei Xiaotong).[http://www.wujiangtong.com/webPages/DetailNews.aspx?id=9875 同里骄杨 (in Chinese)]

In 1925, Yang moved to Wu County, Jiangsu, his ancestral home. In 1937, he moved to Shanghai with his family.

In 1941, Yang graduated from St. John's University, Shanghai.

Yang met Hu Shih in Shanghai in. Hu Shih said 'Yang Yanqi is just 13 years old and likes reading literatures, have a inherited genius and must be uncommon ones.'A Full Collection of Hu Shih's Diaries, Book 6, Anhui Education Press, 311-312

In 1936, Yang wrote his first script In The Era which was unaccepted.

Yang started writing film script in Hong Kong from 1948 and started using the name "Evan Yang" from 1951.

Yang was an editor in chief of Peace Daily Newspaper.

As a film director, Yang's early films were sombre and melancholic. Yang's first Hong Kong film as a film director was Notorious Woman, a 1953 Mandarin Drama. Yang became a film director for Cathay Studio.{{cite web |url=https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/200902/27/P200902270260.htm |title=Press Releases - In the Name of Love: The Films of Evan Yang at HK Film Archive (with photos) |website=info.gov.hk |date=February 2009 |accessdate=April 18, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://offscreen.com/view/33rd_hong_kong |title=The 33rd Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) Report |website=offscreen.com |date=June 2009 |accessdate=April 19, 2021}} Yang directed more than 55 films. As a screenwriter, Yang also wrote more than 55 films.{{cite web |url=http://www.hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=1985&display_set=eng |title=Evan Yang |website=hkmdb.com |accessdate=April 19, 2021}}

Yang wrote lyrics from 1950s to early 1970s, and signed to EMI in 1967. He also wrote essays with other pen names.

Yang's film works include Air Hostess, The Story of a Fur Coat, Spring Song, Happily Ever After and Bachelors Beware, and lyrics works include The Second Spring, I'll Fly Into Sky, I Love Cha-cha, Spring Song.

This is a partial list of films.

• 1953 Notorious Woman (aka The Activities of Miss Soo Lee, The Secret Life of Lady So Lee) - Director.{{cite web |url=http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=1689&display_set=eng |title=Notorious Woman |website=hkmdb.com |date=April 13, 1953 |accessdate=April 18, 2021}}
• 1955 Tokyo Interlude (aka Beauty of Tokyo) - Director.
• 1955 Blood Will Tell - Director.{{cite web |url=http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=2123&display_set=eng |title=Blood Will Tell |website=hkmdb.com |date=December 1, 1955 |accessdate=April 18, 2021}}
• 1956 Blind Love (aka Always in My Heart) - Director.{{cite web |url=http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=2292&display_set=eng |title=Blind Love |website=hkmdb.com |date=September 1, 1956 |accessdate=April 18, 2021}}
• 1956 Madame Butterfly (aka Madam Butterfly) - Director.{{cite web |url=http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=2315&display_set=eng |title=Madame Butterfly |website=hkmdb.com |date=October 5, 1956 |accessdate=April 19, 2021}}
• 1956 The Story of a Fur Coat - Screenwriter.{{cite web |url=http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=2363&display_set=eng |title=The Story of a Fur Coat |website=hkmdb.com |date=December 14, 1956 |accessdate=April 18, 2021}}
• 1957 Half Way Down (aka Haleway Down, Halfway Down) - Screenwriter.{{cite web |url=http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=2417&display_set=eng |title=Half Way Down |website=hkmdb.com |date=March 8, 1957 |accessdate=April 18, 2020}}
• 1957 Holiday Express - Director, screenwriter.{{cite web |url=http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=2412&display_set=eng |title=Holiday Express |website=hkmdb.com |date=April 18, 1957 |accessdate=April 18, 2020}}
• 1957 Mambo Girl - Director, screenwriter.{{cite web |url=http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=2413&display_set=eng |title=Mambo Girl |website=hkmdb.com |date=March 6, 1957 |accessdate=April 18, 2021}}
• 1959 Air Hostess - Director, screenwriter.{{cite web |url=http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=2897&display_set=eng |title=Air Hostess |website=hkmdb.com |date=June 4, 1959 |accessdate=April 18, 2021}}
• 1959 48 Hours in Escape (aka Alias: 48 Hours Escape) - Director, screenwriter.
• 1959 Our Dream Car - Director, screenwriter.{{cite web |url=http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=2921&display_set=eng |title=Our Dream Car |website=hkmdb.com |date=July 9, 1959 |accessdate=April 18, 2021}}
• 1960 Forever Yours - Director, screenwriter.{{cite web |url=http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=3103&display_set=eng |title=Forever Yours |website=hkmdb.com |date=April 7, 1960 |accessdate=April 18, 2021}}
• 1960 Happily Ever After - Director, screenwriter.{{cite web |url=http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=3151&display_set=eng |title=Happily Ever After |website=hkmdb.com |date=June 16, 1960 |accessdate=April 18, 2021}}
• 1960 Bachelors Beware - Director, screenwriter.{{cite web |url=http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=3272&display_set=eng |title=Bachelors Beware |website=hkmdb.com |date=November 17, 1960 |accessdate=April 18, 2021}}
• 1961 Sun, Moon and Star - Director.{{cite web |url=http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=3548&display_set=eng |title=Sun, Moon and Star (Part 1) |website=hkmdb.com |date=December 9, 1961 |accessdate=April 18, 2021}}
• 1962 It's Always Spring - Director.{{cite web |url=http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=3597&display_set=eng |title=It's Always Spring |website=hkmdb.com |date=February 21, 1962 |accessdate=April 18, 2021}}
• 1963 Because of Her - Director, screenwriter.{{cite web |url=http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=3934&display_set=eng |title=Because of Her |website=hkmdb.com |date=July 31, 1963 |accessdate=April 19, 2021}}
• 1970 The Magnificent Gunfighter (aka Magnificent Gunfighters, Gallant Gunfighter) - Director.

Yang was a smoker. In 1978, Yang died from respiratory disease.

{{Reflist}}

• {{IMDb name|0947945|Wen Yi}}
• [http://www.dianying.com/en/person/YiWen Evan Yang at dianying.com]
• [https://www.filmaffinity.com/us/search.php?stype=director&sn&stext=Evan%20Yang Evan Yang at filmaffinity.com]
• [http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=4176 Evan Yang at HKcinemamagic.com]
• [https://mubi.com/cast/yi-wen Yi Wen at mubi.com]

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