Lee Sun-fung
{{Short description|Chinese film director}}
{{family name hatnote|Lee|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Lee Sun-fung
|image =
|birth_date = {{birth date |1909|06|01}}
|birth_place = Guangzhou city, Guangdong province, Qing Empire
|death_date = {{death date and age|1985|05|21|1909|06|01}}
|death_place = British Hong Kong
|native_name = {{lang-zh|t=李晨風}}
|other_names = Lee San-Fung, Li Chenfeng, Li Chen-Feng, Li Sun-Fong, Lee Ping-Kuen
|occupation = Film director, writer, actor
|spouse = Yuet-ching Lee
|relatives = Sil-hong Lee (son)
}}
Lee Sun-fung ({{lang-zh|t=李晨風}}) (1 June 1909 - 21 May 1985) was a Chinese film director, writer and actor from Hong Kong.
Early life
On 1 June 1909, Lee was born in Guangdong, Qing Empire.
Career
Between 1940 and 1978, Lee has directed over 50 Hong Kong films. Three of his films were included in the Hong Kong Film Awards' list of "Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures" in 2005: The Orphan (1960), Cold Nights (1955), and Feast of a Rich Family (1959), which he co-directed with Lee Tit, Ng Wui and Lo Ji-Hung.
Lee is credited with over 60 films as director, over 50 films as writer, and over 15 films as actor.[http://www.hkfaa.com/news/100films.html Welcome to the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards]{{cite web |url=https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/HKFA/en_US/web/hkfa/publications_souvenirs/pub/englishbooks/englishbooks_detail09/englishbooks_preface09.html |title=The Cinema of Lee Sun-fung - Preface |website=lcsd.gov.hk |first=Ain-ling |last=Wong |date=March 11, 2004 |accessdate=October 23, 2020}}{{cite web |url=http://www.hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=511&display_set=eng |title=Lee Sun-Fung |website=hkmdb.com |accessdate=October 27, 2020}}
Filmography
= Films =
This is a partial list of films.
- 1941 The Metropolis{{cite web |url=http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=512&display_set=eng |title=The Metropolis |website=hkmdb.com |date=January 23, 1941 |accessdate=October 26, 2020}}
- 1955 Cold Nights ({{lang-zh|t=寒夜}}) - Director, writer.{{cite web |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/arts-music/article/2097321/flashback-it-was-cold-winter-night-1955-ng-cho |title=Flashback: It Was a Cold Winter Night (1955) – Ng Cho-fan, Pak Yin in Cantonese classic |website=scmp.com |date=June 10, 2017 |accessdate=October 24, 2020}}(Limited access. Paid subscription required.){{cite web |url=http://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=1988&display_set=eng |title=Cold Nights |website=hkmdb.com |date=March 23, 1955 |accessdate=October 24, 2020}}(Alternative title:It Was a Cold Winter Night)
- 1960 The Orphan - Director{{cite web |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7eb6f672 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219102640/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7eb6f672 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 19, 2018 |title=The Orphan (1960) |website=bfi.org.uk |date=1960 |accessdate=October 23, 2020}}
- 1972 The Loner - Director
Personal life
Lee's wife is Yuet-ching Lee, an actress. Lee's third son is Sil-hong Lee. On 21 May 1985, Lee died.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0498306|name=Sun-fung Lee}}
- [https://archive.today/20040930111800/http://sc.lcsd.gov.hk/gb/www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/HKFA/english/publication/pub26_preface.html The Cinema of Lee Sun-fung at the Hong Kong Film Archive via archive.is]
- [http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=6104 Lee Sun Fung at hkcinemagic.com]
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Category:Film directors from Guangdong