Yu Shangyuan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yu Shangyuan

Stage actor and playwright

Date of Birth: 04-Oct-1897

Place of Birth: Shashi District, Hubei, China

Date of Death: 30-Apr-1970

Profession: playwright, stage actor

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Yu Shangyuan (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Yú Shàngyuán) (October 4, 1897 – April 30, 1970) was a 20th-century playwright, Chinese drama educationist and theorist.
Yu Shangyuan's hometown was in Shashi, Hubei Province, China.
His whole family depended on low wages to make a living.
However, he enjoyed drama since he was a little boy.
Being recommended by Hu Shih (Chinese: ??) and Chen Duxiu (Chinese: ???), he went to Peking University and graduated from the English department, then, he went to America for further study.
As one of the founders of Chinese modern dramas, he made a considerable contribution to dramaturgical theory.
His main achievements are his contribution to the development of "the Chinese drama movement" (Chinese: ????) and his representative works: Syllabus of Performing Arts (Chinese: ??????).