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Statistics : 11630 Movies 19215 People 1448 Studios 29 Articles 73 Interviews 12 DVD Reviews 32452 Screenshots 3722 Videos
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Do Guen Du4 Juan1 Peng Hsiao-Ping Peng Xiaoping To Kuen Margaret Tu
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Birthdate : |
1/1/1942 |
Date of death : |
30/11/1969 |
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China |
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Hong Kong |
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Actress (30) |
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Biography |
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Margaret Tu Chuan was born in Chengtu, Szechuan, in 1942.
Tu Chuan began her film career with Cathay in 1957 but soon caught the eye of director Li Han Hsiang, who introduced her to theShaw Brothers studios. As Tu Chuan joined Shaw’s galaxy of actresses, she soon enjoyed her own success and rose to stardom very rapidly. She enjoyed a triumphal breakthrough year in 1960, when director Doe Chin picked her for her role in the comedy How To Marry A Millionaire with Peter Chen Ho as the leading man. Tu Chuan seemed to possess all the qualities required for her success. She was not only talented, hard-working and beautiful, but she also brought with her enthusiasm and a freshness of youth to the screen, stealing the scenes of the ruling Shaw queens, such as Linda Lin Dai and Betty Loh Ti.
Tu Chuan was often referred to as Shaw’s “Wild Girl” for her somewhat eccentric personality and life-style. Unfortunately Tu Chuan’s fame and happiness was short-lived as her success in her film career declined and her marriage into a prominent Hong Kong family failed. Tu Chuan sadly committed suicide with her reputed female lover, turning to sleeping pills in November 30, 1969, just six months after the release of her last film Diary Of A Lady-Killer, in which she starred with Fanny Fan Lai.
Margaret Tu Chuan was truly one of the most unforgettable divas of the Chinese Silver Screen.
Gillian Schulz (December 2009) Source: http://www.brns.com and http://softfilm.blogspot.com |
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Between Tears And Laughter |
1964 |
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Black Falcon |
1967 |
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Black Forest |
1964 |
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Blue Skies |
1967 |
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Dangerous Seventeen |
1968 |
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Diary Of A Lady-Killer |
1969 |
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Dream Of The Red Chamber, The |
1962 |
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Fair Sex, The |
1961 |
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Flying Thief, White Flower |
1969 |
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Girl Next Door, The |
1961 |
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Her Sister's Keeper |
1963 |
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How To Marry A Millionaire |
1960 |
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Interpol |
1967 |
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Kingdom And The Beauty, The |
1959 |
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Lost Love, The |
1961 |
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Madam White Snake |
1962 |
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Magic Touch, The |
1958 |
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Magnificent Trio, The |
1966 |
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Malayan Affair |
1960 |
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Oh Boys ! Oh Girls ! |
1961 |
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Rear Entrance |
1960 |
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Second Spring, The |
1963 |
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Secret of Miss Pai, The |
1960 |
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Song Fest |
1965 |
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Spring Song |
1959 |
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Stepmother |
1963 |
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Three Dolls Of Hong Kong |
1963 |
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Tiger Boy |
1966 |
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Twilight Hours |
1960 |
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When The Peach Blossoms Bloom |
1960 |
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