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简介

Kwong Shan-siu was born in 1909 in Taishan, Guangdong Province, originally named Kwong Kim-fei. He served in the army and founded a newspaper in Guangzhou before turning into arts. He studied Cantonese opera under the famous actor Chiu Lo-kwai known as the "King of Female Roles." He began his film career in 1932 in Guangzhou, co-producing the silent film "The Golden Powder Prison of the Jade Palace" in a leading role. He later moved to Hong Kong and starred in dozens of famous Cantonese films. Nicknamed "The Charming Young Man," he was the most prolific film actor in Hong Kong before the Pacific War. In 1937, he co-founded the "Hong Kong Film Industry Relief Association" to help Chinese people suffering from Japanese aggression. After the war, his film activity declined significantly in the 1950s. Over his lifetime, he appeared in more than 120 Hong Kong films and over 100 Cantonese films. He married three times and had several children, including his daughter Kwong Ngit-hang who worked at Hong Kong Commercial Radio. He passed away in 1976 in Hong Kong at the age of 67.