Meng Xiaodong

Meng Xiaodong
Background information
Chinese name 孟小冬
Pinyin Mèng xiǎodōng (Mandarin)
Born (1908-12-09)December 9, 1908
Shanghai County, Qing Dynasty
Died May 26, 1977(1977-05-26) (aged 68)
Taipei, Taiwan
Resting place Shulin District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Residence Taipei, Taiwan
Occupation actress
Spouse(s)
Mei Lanfang
(m. 1927; div. 1933)

Du Yuesheng
(m. 1950; div. 1951)

Meng Xiaodong (Chinese: 孟小冬; pinyin: Mèng xiǎodōng) (December 9, 1908 – May 26, 1977) was a Shanghai actress of Peking opera.

Background

In August 1925 she was introduced to Mei Lanfang, with whom she collaborated in a film and married in 1927. At the time, Mei was already married to two other women. They divorced in 1933. In spring 1949 she went to British Hong Kong and married Du Yuesheng in 1950. They divorced a year later in 1951, after which she effectively ended her acting career. In 1967 she immigrated to Taiwan and died in Taipei at the age of 69. She was interred in Shulin District, New Taipei City.[1]

Meng Xiaodong acting with her parents
Meng Xiaodong and Mei Lanfang
Meng Xiaodong and Du Yuesheng marriage photo

Portrayals in films

References

  1. ↑ 蒋晗玉 (2004-11-23). "物风流：梅兰芳--与孟小冬情投意合却劳燕分飞" (in Chinese). 新浪网. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
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