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Director, Producer, Screenwriter Born: 1918 in Jiangsu province, China Death: January 20, 1996 in Hong Kong, China Biography:Hong Kong director "Lo Wei" helped make "Bruce Lee", "Jackie Chan", and "Jet Li" international stars. "Lo Wei" began his entertainment career as an actor in Chung King during WWII. He next performed in Shanghai until moving to Hong Kong in 1948. During the '50s, Wei became a popular matinee idol. He became a director in 1957, but also continued his acting career. Wei signed with the "Shaw Brothers" in 1965 and for them directed 17 films, most of which were martial arts films; he moved to the newly created Golden Harvest in 1970 and continued in a similar vein. His involvement with "Bruce Lee" happened when Wei was hired to replace a recently fired director on "The Big Boss" (aka "Fists of Fury") (1972), the film that made "Lee" an international star. Wei also directed "Lee"'s second Golden Harvest film, "Fist of Fury" (aka "The Chinese Connection") (1972). While "Lo Wei" has never been considered one... Full Biography
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