Louis Cha

Born: March 10, 1924
Died: October 30, 2018 (94 years old)
Place of birth: Haining, Zhejiang, China

Biography

Louis Cha Jing-yong (Chinese: 查良鏞) (10 March 1924 – 30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (金庸), was a Chinese wuxia novelist and essayist who co-founded the Hong Kong daily newspaper Ming Pao in 1959 and served as its first editor-in-chief. He was Hong Kong's most famous writer.

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Filmography