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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Joe Viterelli to Orson Welles
Wayne Wang Biography (1949-)
Full name, John Wayne Wang; born January 12, 1949, in Hong Kong (now in China); father, a businessperson and engineer; mother, a painter; married Cora Miao (an actress). Addresses: Agent: Bart Walker, International CreativeManagement, 40 West 57th St., New York, NY 10019.
- Nationality
- Chinese
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director, producer, writer
- Birth Details
- January 12, 1949
- Hong Kong
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Work
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Director
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A Man, a Woman, and a Killer, 1975
- (And editor) Chan Is Missing, 1982
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Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart, 1985
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Slamdance, 1987
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Dim Sum Take-Outs, 1988
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Eat a Bowl of Tea, Columbia, 1990
- (With Spencer Nakasako) Life Is Cheap ... but Toilet Paper Is Expensive, Silver Light, 1990
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The Stranger, 1992
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The Joy Luck Club, Buena Vista, 1993
- (With Paul Auster) Blue in the Face, Miramax, 1995
- (With Paul Auster) Smoke (also known as Smoke--Raucher unter sich), Miramax, 1995
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Chinese Box, Trimark, 1998
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Anywhere but Here, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
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The Beautiful Country, 2001
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The Center of the World, Artisan Entertainment, 2001
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The Chambermaid, 2002
- Director of the short film 1944; assistant director of the Chinesesequences, Golden Needles; also directed other films and parts of films.
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Producer
- (And editor) Chan Is Missing, 1982
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Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart, 1985
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Dim Sum Take-Outs, 1988
- (Executive producer) Life Is Cheap ... but Toilet Paper Is Expensive, Silver Light, 1990
- (With Amy Tan, Ronald Bass, and Patrick Markey) The Joy Luck Club,Buena Vista, 1993
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Chinese Box, Trimark, 1998
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Lanai-Loa (also known as Lani Loa: The Passage), Chrome Dragon Films, 1998
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The Center of the World, Artisan Entertainment, 2001
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Film Appearances
- Narrator, Chan Is Missing, 1982
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Television Work
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Director; Specials
- "Small Sounds and Tilting Shadows," Strangers, HBO, 1992
- Also directed other television programs.
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Television Appearances
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Specials
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Slaying the Dragon, 1988
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
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A Man, a Woman, and a Killer, 1975
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Chan Is Missing, 1982
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Blue in the Face, Miramax, 1995
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The Beautiful Country, 2001
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Stories for Films
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Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart, 1985
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Life Is Cheap ... but Toilet Paper Is Expensive, Silver Light, 1990
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Chinese Box, Trimark, 1998
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The Center of the World, Artisan Entertainment, 2001
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Notable Asian Americans, Gale, 1995
Periodicals
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Empire, Issue 58, 1994, p. 48
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Filmmaker, spring, 2001, pp. 64-66, 76
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