Wayne Wang

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AKA: John Wayne Wang
Nationality: Chinese
Birthdate: 01/12/1949
Birthplace: Hong Kong

biography

Born in Hong Kong and based in America, director Wayne Wang studied photography, film, TV and painting in the US before landing several directorial assignments in his homeland (these included the Chinese episodes of Robert Clouse's "The Golden Needles" in 1974 and a popular TV show based on "All in the Family"). He returned to the US and scraped together $22,000 to complete "Chan is Missing" (1982), a hip, Zen-inspired San Francisco detective story which also carefully dissected prevailing Oriental stereotypes. This landmark independent film became a critical and commercial success for its Continued

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Born in Hong Kong in 1949 and lived there until age 17
 
Traveled to the US to study painting, filmmaking, and TV production
 
Returned to Hong Kong after graduation to work in film and TV
 
Returned to California and settled in San Francisco's Chinatown; became involved in community activism
1975 
Made the short film, "A Man, a Woman, and a Killer"
Continued

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