One's Young Life Like a Flower
Daughter of the Fisherman 漁家女周璇 1943
Astral Heart not live
Zhou Xuan 周璇 Aug 1,1918 or 1920 – Sept 22, 1957
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The voice of Old Shanghai. China's 'Golden Voice' was one of the most popular and important actress/singers of the 1930s and 40s. She made more than 40 movies and recorded 200 songs. She was born Su Pu into a poor family in Changzhou, on August 1st in either 1918 or 1920. At the age of three, she was taken to a family named Wang in Jintan Country. Her name was changed to Wang Xiaohong. Later, she was sent to a family named Zhou in Shanghai and renamed Zhou Xiaohong.
At the age of thirteen, she took Zhou Xuan (beautiful jade) as her stage name. She married Yan Hua in 1938, but their marriage ended in 1941. They had no children. She was eventually to have 2 sons, Zhou Min, who was the eldest, and Zhou Wei who was born just before her death in 1957. She spent her entire life searching for her biological parents but her parentage was never established, until after her tragic death on September 22, 1957 in a mental asylum. A possible cause of death may have been encephalitis following a nervous breakdown.
Her personal life had been a sad one, but she left a timeless legacy - a true legend. She never knew true happiness and longevity in marriage or in love. She never saw her 40th birthday. But the warmth and gold she gave to millions will stay with us forever.
Filmography (1935-1953)
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Children of Trouble Times (1935) Anthurium Night (1935) Tomboy (1936) Street Angel (1937) ... Xiao Hong Li San Niang (1939)
The West Chamber (1940) Romance of Su San (1940) Wandering Songstress (1941) Daughter of the Fisherman (1943)
Dream of the Red Mansions (1944) You're Smart in One Way, I in Another (1947) ... Yu Bihua An All-Consuming Love (1947) ... Li Xiangmei
Cherish the Memory of Jiangnan (1947) Night Inn (1947) Sorrows of the Forbidden City (1948) Song of a Songstress (1948) ... Zhu Lan/Liu Ma
Orioles Banished from the Flowers (1948) ... Zhou Ying Waste Not Our Youth (1949) ... Ah Xie/Fairy
The Flower Street (1950) ... Daping / Xiao Hu's daughter Rainbow Rhythms (1953)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHlDneCVXnw Exchange 交换 1m25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNvKtVXadFE Crazy World 瘋狂世界 1m 54
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V15jaNfGC74 Heartfelt 3m 14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VopdFkNiCDE funeral flowers 5m 11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwPfKZ_nA60 四季歌 Song of Four Seasons (Angel of the Road 1937) 2m 23
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbQEBrN84KI 天涯歌女 The Wandering Songstress 1937 1m 20 in
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy5NOx8s-8Y Zhou Xuan's last appearance 1957 2m 08
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL9J4ODyMr4 天涯歌女 Tianya Singer 2m 25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lRDLoaCoCM 陋巷之春 Spring in the Alley 1947