Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Known Credits
35
Gender
Male
Birthday
1889-01-25
Day of Death
1935-07-16 (46 years old)
Place of Birth
Shanghai, China
Also Known As
郑正秋
鄭正秋
Чжэн Чжэн-цю
Чжэнцю Чжэн
Zheng Zhengqiu
Zheng Zheng-qiu
郑芳泽
Fangze Zheng
Zheng Zhengqiu
Biography
Zheng Zhengqiu (1889-July 16, 1935), formerly known as Zheng Fangze. One of the earliest film writers and directors in China, the father of Chinese film. In 1913, he wrote and co-directed China's first short feature film "Die for Marriage". In 1922, with Zhang Shichuan and others, he founded the Star Film Company. On the morning of July 16, 1935, Zheng Zhengqiu died of illness in Shanghai at the age of 46.
