Cheung Ying

Cheung Ying (Chinese: 張瑛) (January 25, 1919 – December 14, 1984) was a Cantonese actor, writer and director from Hong Kong. He was born to a Fujian family. His father brought him to Hong Kong when he was young. His father was a founder of Fu Xing Zhu Cai Heng (福興築材行) in Nam Pak Hong. Some of his siblings studied abroad in Italy and Japan. Cheung Ying could not go to Japan for his further study as his mom became sick after he graduated from Wah Yan College. In the 1930s, he joined different theater troupes like Times Theater Company (Shi Dai ju tuan) and China Travel Theater Company(Zhong Lv ju tuan). Su Yi appreciated his acting and introduced him to Chuk Ching Yin and Sit Kok Sin. He then joined Nan Yue Movie Company in the late 1930s. Cheung appeared in the movie Roar of the People, which starred Walter Cho Tat-Wah. He also appeared in Back to the Motherland! (1937), which starred director and father of Fung Hak-on, Fung Bo Bo and Feng Feng.

Family

Cheung had five wives, among whom was actress Kong Duen-yee. They produced a son, Sammy Cheung, also known as (aka) Cheung Wai and a daughter. Kong died at an early age due to cancer.

Death

Cheung Ying died on December 14, 1984 in Canada[1] at age 65.

References

1. "Cheung Ying".