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November 8, 2013

Wang Renmei and Mao Zedong

We conclude our week-long feature on Wang Renmei: The Wildcat of Shanghai , by Richard J. Meyer with a look not at her film career but her early days living in Hunan Province. Though she later suffered during the Cultural...

November 7, 2013

Wang Renmei, The Wildcat of Shanghai in Photographs

The following images are stills from the films of Wang Renmei, with commentary by Richard J. Meyer author of Wang Renmei: The Wildcat of Shanghai. Wang Renmei plays Black Clown, who is killed at the end of Soaring Aspirations. Her...

November 6, 2013

Wang Renmei: The Wildcat of Shanghai

Wang Renmei, the subject of our featured book this week, Wang Renmei: The Wildcat of Shanghai, was on the fast track to become one of China’s leading film stars of the 1930s. Her career and life, however, fell prey to...

November 5, 2013

Interview with Richard J. Meyer, author of "Wang Renmei: The Wildcat of Shanghai"

The following is an interview with Richard J. Meyer, author of Wang Renmei: The Wildcat of Shanghai. In the interview Meyer discusses Wang’s onscreen career as well as her turbulent off-screen life and his own interest in Chinese film: Question:...

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Tag: Wang Renmei

Wang Renmei and Mao Zedong

Wang Renmei, The Wildcat of Shanghai in Photographs

Wang Renmei: The Wildcat of Shanghai

Interview with Richard J. Meyer, author of "Wang Renmei: The Wildcat of Shanghai"