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Posted on 07/05/2005 8:51:48 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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China: Gu Yue, 'Mao Zedong on Screen,' is Dead
(Beijing, Yonhap News) correspondent Cho Sung-dae -- Gu Yue, an elder Chinese actor, called 'Mao Zedong on Screen,' died of heart attack in San-sui City, Guangdong Province, on July 2nd. He was 68 years old.
After Mao's death, for 28 years beginning in 1978, he has played Mao Zedong (on screen.) While staying in San-sui, he suddenly developed trouble in breathing and had heart attack, and was sent to a hospital immediately. However, he was pronounced dead upon arrival, Chinese media reported on July 5th.
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Born in Han-kou, Hubei Province, he joined army in 1949. After Mao's death in 1976, he was chosen overnight to exclusively play Mao Zedong in 1978 by Ye Jian-ying(note: one of top party elders)
For last 27 years, Gu Yue, whose real name is Hu Shi-xie, has played Mao Zedong in 84 TV dramas and movies including 'Kai-guo-dai-dian, 'Dai-jue-zhan,' and 'Chong-qing-tan-pan,' which portrayed the founding ceremony of new China and Mao's life story.
Gu Yue received the Bai-hua Award for Male Lead Actor in 1990 and 1993, which is the most prestigious movie award in China.
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Ping!
Sort of like this guy. The best actor of our time?
http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0355062/
Any updates on Generalissimo Francisco Franco's health, yet?
What about the actor who plays Generalissimo Francisco Franco?
"...and this just handed me: Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mao Tse-tung is still dead."
Mao II?
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