Yu Jim Yuen

Yu Jim Yuen (5 September 1905 – 8 September 1997) (于占元; pinyin Yu Zhanyuan) was the master of the "China Drama Academy", one of the main Peking Opera Schools in Hong Kong from which Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Yuen Qiu, Yuen Wah, and Corey Yuen received their training. He was also the father of early wuxia actress Yu So Chow, who appeared in more than 150 movies, but his only was "The Old Master" (師父出馬), in 1979, as Wen Ren-yang. He died of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California, United States.

In 1988, the film "Painted Faces" was released. The story dealt with the lives of the children in the "China Drama Academy", and Sammo Hung played the part of Master Yu.

See also

*Peking Opera School
*Beijing opera
*Seven Little Fortunes

External links

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* [http://www.kungfucinema.com/reviews/oldmaster.htm The Old Master]