Anna May Wong (1905 - 1961)

American actress, being the first Chinese American movie star.

* January 3, 1905 Los Angeles, California
 as Wong Liu Tsong
 February 2, 1961 Santa Monica, California



Vintage magazines

Film-Magazin, nr. 21, 20. Mai 1928
Photoplay, May 1928
Photoplay, October 1928

Filmwelt, nr. 37, 14. September 1930
Photoplay, June 1931
Photoplay, September 1931

Photoplay, October 1931
Photoplay, December 1931
Filmwelt, nr. 2, 10. Januar 1932

Filmwelt, nr. 3, 17. Januar 1932
Photoplay, April 1936


Books with substantial mentioning of Anna May Wong

Patrice Petro (ed.)
Idols of modernity, Movie stars of the 1920s
New Brunswick, N.J., 2010

Karen J. Leong The China Mystique Karen J. Leong
The China Mystique, Pearl S. Buck, Anna May Wong, Mayling Soong, and the Transformation of American Orientalism
2005

Foreword by John-Michael Howson Cut! Foreword by John-Michael Howson
Cut!, Hollywood murders, accidents, and other tragedies
Willoughby, Australia, 2005

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 3. Actors and Actresses
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

James Robert Parish and William T. Leonard
Hollywood Players, The Thirties
New Rochelle, New York, 1976

Ray Stuart (ed.) Immortals of the Screen Ray Stuart (ed.)
Immortals of the Screen
New York, 1965

Cedric Osmond Bermingham (editor) Stars of the Screen 1931 Cedric Osmond Bermingham (editor)
Stars of the Screen 1931, A volume of biographies of contemporary actors and actresses engaged in photoplay throughout the world
London, [1931]

Books with an entry on Anna May Wong

Denise Lowe An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films, 1895 - 1930 Denise Lowe
An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films, 1895 - 1930
New York, London, Oxford, 2005

Roy Liebman Silent Film Performers Roy Liebman
Silent Film Performers, An Annotated Bibliography of Published, Unpublished and Archival Sources for over 350 Actors and Actresses
Jefferson, North Carolina, and London, 1996

Danny Peary Cult Movie Stars Danny Peary
Cult Movie Stars
New York, [..], 1991

Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor The American movies reference book Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor
The American movies reference book, The sound era
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,, 1969

Charles Donald Fox Mirrors of Hollywood Charles Donald Fox
Mirrors of Hollywood, with brief biographies of favorite film folk
New York, 1925

Books with photograph(s) of Anna May Wong

John Richard Finch and Paul Elby Close-Ups John Richard Finch and Paul Elby
Close-Ups, From the Golden Age of the Silent Cinema
South Brunswick and New York - London, 1978

Articles on Anna May Wong

Aliza Ma, China Syndrome, in: Filmcomment, nr. 4, 2015 pp. 17

Yiman Wang, Playback, play-forward, Anna May Wong in double exposure, in: Paul Flaig and Katherine Groo (eds.), New silent cinema, New York, 2016

Films

1919
The Red Lantern

1920
Dinty

1921
Bits of Life
The First Born
Shame
Outside the Law

1922
The Toll of the Sea

1923
Drifting
Mary of the Movies
Thundering Dawn

1924
The Thief of Bagdad
The Fortieth Door
Lilies of the Field
Peter Pan
The Alaskan

1925
Forty Winks
His Supreme Moment

1926
The Desert's Toll
Fifth Avenue
The Silk Bouquet
A Trip to Chinatown

1927
The Chinese Parrot
The Devil Dancer
Driven From Home
Mr. Wu
Old San Francisco
The Honorable Mr. Buggs
Streets of Shanghai
Why Girls Love Sailors

1928
Chinatown Charlie
The Crimson City
Across to Singapore
Schmutziges Geld

1929
Piccadilly
Großstadtschmetterling

1930
The Flame of Love
Hai-Tang
Elstree Calling
Der Weg zur Schande

1931
Daughter of the Dragon

1932
Shanghai Express

1933
A Study in Scarlet
Hollywood on Parade

1934
Chu Chin Chow
Java Head
Limehouse Blues
Tiger Bay

1937
Hollywood Party
Daughter of Shanghai

1938
Dangerous to Know
When Were You Born

1939
Island of Lost Men
King of Chinatown

1941
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery

1942
Bombs Over Burma
Lady from Chungking

1949
Impact

1960
The Savage Innocents
Portrait in Black

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