Xia Yan (playwright), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Xia Yan (playwright)

Chinese playwright

Date of Birth: 30-Oct-1900

Place of Birth: Yuhang District, Zhejiang, China

Date of Death: 06-Feb-1995

Profession: screenwriter, writer, politician, playwright, translator, journalist, film director

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Xia Yan (playwright)

  • Xia Yan (Chinese: ??; pinyin: Xià Yan; Wade–Giles: Hsia Yen; 30 October 1900 – 6 February 1995) was a Chinese playwright and screenwriter, and China's Deputy Minister of Culture between 1954 and 1965.Among the dozens of plays and screenplays penned by Xia Yan, the most renowned include Under the Eaves of Shanghai (1937) and The Fascist Bacillus (1944).
  • Today the Xia Yan Film Literature Award is named in his honour.

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