Dai Tielang
Singaporean-born Chinese animator (1930–2019)
Dai Tielang | |||||||
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Born | Guo Bin (1930-10-17)October 17, 1930 Singapore in the Straits Settlements | ||||||
Died | September 4, 2019(2019-09-04) (aged 88) Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China | ||||||
Occupation | Director of animated films | ||||||
Years active | 1980–1993 | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 戴鐵郎 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 戴铁郎 | ||||||
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Dai Tielang (Chinese: 戴铁郎; born Guo Bin; 17 October 1930 – 4 September 2019[1]) was a Singaporean-born Chinese animator and a pioneering figure of Chinese animation during the 1950s and the 60s, best known for directing Black Cat Detective.[2]
Born in Singapore in 1930, Dai was brought to China in 1940. After graduating from the Beijing Film Academy in 1953, he worked at the Shanghai Animation Film Studio.[3]
Dai's father, Dai Langying was a native of Huiyang. He was a painter, and began to work in Singapore in the 1930s.
Works
- Where is Mama (1960)
- A Deer of Nine Colors (1981)
- Black Cat Detective (1984–1987)
Death
He died on September 4, 2019.
References
External links
- Interview transcription
- Historical Dictionary of Chinese Cinema
- Hong Kong Movie Database - Mr. Black