Lee Ya-Ching
Lee Ya-Ching 李霞卿 | |
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| Born | April 16, 1912 Haifeng County, Guangdong, China |
| Died | January 28, 1998 (aged 85) Oakland, California, United States |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Known for | First Chinese civilian aviator, co-founder of first Chinese civilian flying school |
Lee Ya-Ching or Li Xiaqing (1912–1998), also known by her stage name Li Dandan (李旦旦), was a Chinese film actress and a pioneering aviator, as well as a philanthropist. She was the first Chinese woman to be granted a civil aviation license in China, in 1936, and also co-founded its first civilian flying school. As an actress, she starred in Romance of the Western Chamber, and played the lead in an early adaptation of Mulan for the screen.[1][2][3]
Filmography
- Disputed Passage (1939) - Aviatrix (credited as Ya-Ching Lee)
- Kisses Once (情海重吻) (1929)
- Five Avenging Women (1928)
- Mulan Joins the Army (1928) - Hua Mulan
- A Wandering Songstress (天涯歌女) (1927) - Li Lingxiao
- Romance of the Western Chamber (1927) - Hongniang
- A Poet From the Sea aka. The Cape Poet (海角詩人) (1927) - Liang Cuiying
- Why Not Her (玉潔冰清) (1926) - Kong Qiongxian
- The God of Peace (和平之神) (1926) - Lin Cuiwei
See also
References
- ^ Jordan Ferrero (2009). "Lee Ya-Ching papers". Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
- ^ 中国首位女飞行员李霞卿: 与胡蝶周璇并称七姐妹. Ta Kung Pao (in Chinese). 12 April 2012.
- ^ 从电影明星到中国第一位美女飞行员李霞卿诞辰. Today on History (in Chinese). 16 April 2014.
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