Zheng Zhengqiu
Writing
Birthday
1889/01/25
Day of death
1935/07/16 (46 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Shanghai, China
Also know as
郑正秋, 鄭正秋, Чжэн Чжэн-цю, Чжэнцю Чжэн, Zheng Zhengqiu , Zheng Zheng-qiu , 郑芳泽, Fangze Zheng
Biography
Zheng Zhengqiu (1889-July 16, 1935), formerly known as Zheng Fangze. One of the earliest film writers and directors in China, the father of Chinese film. In 1913, he wrote and co-directed China's first short feature film "Die for Marriage". In 1922, with Zhang Shichuan and others, he founded the Star Film Company. On the morning of July 16, 1935, Zheng Zhengqiu died of illness in Shanghai at the age of 46.
