Sun Ma Sze Tsang
Sun Ma Sze Tsang | |
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Born | Tang Wing-Cheung 20 June 1916 Shunde, Guangdong, China |
Died | 20 April 1997 Hong Kong | (aged 80)
Occupation(s) | Movie actor, Cantonese opera singer |
Years active | 1920s–1996 |
Spouse |
Hung Jin Mui (m. 1992–1997) |
Children | Johnny Tang (b.1967) |
Chinese name | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Xīn Mǎ Shī Zēng |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Jyutping | San1 Maa5 Si1 Zang1 |
Tang Wing-Cheung MBE (Chinese: 鄧永祥; 20 June 1916 – 20 April 1997), better known by his stage name Sun Ma Sze Tsang (Chinese: 新馬師曾; lit. 'New Ma Sze-Tsang'), was a Cantonese opera singer and actor in Hong Kong.
Career
Born in
Tang impressed the Cantonese opera industry by his stunning performance that resembled Ma Sze-Tsang, a famous Cantonese opera singer.[1] His teacher gave him the stagename Sun Ma Sze Tsang, meaning 'New Ma Sze-Tsang'. Sun Ma Sze Tsang became very famous for his singing technique. He later became pupils of Sit Kok-Sin, Kai Chiao-tien and other famous Chinese opera singers in Shanghai. From then on his career flourished and he went on to become a film star, while continuing to perform in Cantonese operas. His film debut was in 1936.
Scientists wanted to study his skeleton to understand how people with a small frame like him could hit ultra-high notes. Sun Ma Sze Tsang refused when he was alive, and his family never approved of it.
Charity
Sun was a charitable man who had attended the
Honorary professorship and honour
Sun Ma Sze Tsang was appointed, in 1977, an honorary professor of the
Death
Sun Ma Sze Tsang suffered from bronchitis and heart diseases. There is a rumour that he was the last man in Hong Kong who had a special license to smoke opium.[2] Sun Ma Sze Tsang died in hospital on 20 April 1997 at 8:30 pm after staying in hospital for 109 days. After his death, his sons, including TVB artist Johnny Tang, fought a court battle with their birth mother, Hung Jin-Mui, over their father's assets.[3]
References
- ISBN 978-1-5381-2062-0.
- ISBN 978-1-59691-923-5.
- ^ Cheung, Angelica. "When Life Exceeds Art". CNN. Retrieved 28 September 2023.