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简介

Yee Chau-sui, originally named Yee Jing-wing, was born in 1904 in Bao'an, Guangdong, and died in 1955 in Hong Kong. He was a prominent Cantonese opera and film actor in Hong Kong during the 1930s to 1950s, known as the "Eastern Chaplin." He graduated from Queen's College in Hong Kong and worked as an English secretary at a law firm. In the 1930s, he joined the "Fantasy Scenes Troupe" to perform modern drama, then adopted the stage name "Yee Siu-nung" and collaborated with renowned Cantonese opera stars such as Ma Sze-tsang and Fei Non-loong in the "Great Heaven Troupe," specializing in clown roles and singing "Dragon Boat" songs. He later transitioned to become a film comedian. In 1940, he traveled to Singapore to perform the patriotic play "Friends of the Wounded." He had twenty siblings and was the sixth in line, with his father working at the Hong Kong Gas Company. He married famous Cantonese opera actress Ma Siu-ying and later Li Wai-fung after their divorce. He had a son named Yee Pak-lam (film actor Yee Lai) and a daughter named Yee Koon-yee. In 1953, he was diagnosed with throat cancer on the left side. He passed away on May 14, 1955, at the age of 51, with his final work being the 1955 film "Waiting at Husband-Watching Hill." After his death, the Hong Kong film industry association voluntarily filmed "Rear Window" and raised funds for his family.