RayChuang
02-20-2008, 09:49 PM
Agencie France Presse via Yahoo! News
February 19, 2008
Read the full article here (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080219/en_afp/entertainmenthongkong)
HONG KONG (AFP) - Veteran Hong Kong entertainer Lydia Shum died Tuesday aged 60 after a battle with liver cancer, her employer and local media said.
Shum, known for her bouffant hairstyle and wing-tip frame glasses, was one of Hong Kong's most popular actresses and comediennes with a career spanning more than four decades.
Affectionately nicknamed by her fans "Fei Fei" which means "fat" in Cantonese because of her plump physique, Shum won over audiences not only in Hong Kong but in mainland China and Chinese communities around the world.
Shum had been undergoing medical treatment since being diagnosed with the disease more than a year ago.
I knew her work very well because she started to become famous in the early 1970's on Hong Kong's TVB Jade channel variety show Enjoy Yourself Tonight. She made her mark on many movies and a number of other TV shows over the years, to say the least.
Truly, the passing of a great entertainment institution in Hong Kong and among Hong Kong expatriates; it makes me feel quite old. :(
February 19, 2008
Read the full article here (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080219/en_afp/entertainmenthongkong)
HONG KONG (AFP) - Veteran Hong Kong entertainer Lydia Shum died Tuesday aged 60 after a battle with liver cancer, her employer and local media said.
Shum, known for her bouffant hairstyle and wing-tip frame glasses, was one of Hong Kong's most popular actresses and comediennes with a career spanning more than four decades.
Affectionately nicknamed by her fans "Fei Fei" which means "fat" in Cantonese because of her plump physique, Shum won over audiences not only in Hong Kong but in mainland China and Chinese communities around the world.
Shum had been undergoing medical treatment since being diagnosed with the disease more than a year ago.
I knew her work very well because she started to become famous in the early 1970's on Hong Kong's TVB Jade channel variety show Enjoy Yourself Tonight. She made her mark on many movies and a number of other TV shows over the years, to say the least.
Truly, the passing of a great entertainment institution in Hong Kong and among Hong Kong expatriates; it makes me feel quite old. :(