Njoo Cheong Seng, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Njoo Cheong Seng

Chinese Indonesian novelist, playwright, and director

Date of Birth: 06-Nov-1902

Place of Birth: East Java, Indonesia

Date of Death: 30-Nov-1962

Profession: screenwriter, film director

Nationality: Indonesia

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Njoo Cheong Seng (Perfected Spelling: Nyoo Cheong Seng; Chinese: ???; pinyin: Yáng Zhangsheng; Pe?h-oe-ji: Iûn Chiong-seng; 6 November 1902 – 30 November 1962) was a Chinese-Indonesian playwright and film director.
Also known by the pen name Monsieur d'Amour, he wrote more than 200 short stories, novels, poems and stage plays during his career; he is also recorded as directing and/or writing eleven films.
He married four times during his life and spent several years travelling throughout southeast and south Asia with different theatre troupes.
His stage plays are credited with revitalising theatre in the Indies.