Jin Yan is a Chinese-Korean actor who has participated in classic works such as "Love and Obligation", "Peach Blossom Crying Blood", "Three Modern Women", "Wild Rose", "The Great Road", "The Light of the Earth", "The Great Beginning", "Mother", "Eagle in the Storm" and other classics.
With superb acting skills, he is not only recognized by his peers in the circle and loved by countless audiences, but also won the favor of Chairman Mao, and was personally appointed as a national first-class actor by Chairman Mao!
Jin Yan, whose career has developed vigorously, is also full of emotional gains, he has 2 marriages, and his ex-wife and second wife are both actors.
Among them, his second wife Qin Yi is not only more famous than him, she is a well-known performing artist, Qin Yi has also won the national honorary title of "People's Artist"!
However, what people didn't expect was that Jin Yan, who was extremely beautiful in the first half of his life, experienced a lot of setbacks and ups and downs in the second half of his life.
First of all, physically, he was plagued by illness in his later years, not only did he have no choice but to give up his acting career, but he was also bedridden for a long time and needed to be taken care of.
In addition, he was also criticized by the outside world in terms of feelings, because he had an affair with his second wife's sister, that is, his sister-in-law, and even after his death, his illegitimate child was exposed at his memorial service......
One
Jin Yan, formerly known as Kim Deok-rim, was born in 1910 in Seoul, North Korea, which is now Seoul, South Korea, and was born into an extraordinary family.
His father's name was Kim Bi-soon, Kim Bi-soon was the first Western doctor in North Korea, the director of a hospital, and because of his love for the country, he has been actively participating in patriotic anti-Japanese activities.
His uncle's name was Kim Kyu-sik, a patriot who served as vice chairman of the provisional government of the Republic of Korea in exile in China.
Not long after Jin Yan was born, his father Kim Bi-soon was wanted by the local people for participating in the patriotic movement, and in desperation, his father decided to leave his hometown.
In 1912, when Jin Yan was 2 years old, his father and his family moved to Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China, to join a friend who was doing business in Qiqihar.
After arriving in China, Jin Yan's family became Chinese nationals, and the family relied on the clinic run by his father to make ends meet.
However, even though life was hard, Jin Yan's father did not give up his ideals and was engaged in patriotic movements in private until he was killed by Japanese spies in 1918.
When Jin Yan's father died, Jin Yan was only 9 years old, and he experienced the pain of losing his father at a young age, but he did not immerse himself in the pain, but encouraged each other with his family to face life positively.
After Jin Yan passed away, his family saved money for him to finish primary school, because he could not support him to go to middle school, he had to enter the society early to work hard.
In 1923, Jin Yan, who dropped out of school, followed his grandmother and younger brother from the northeast to Shanghai to seek refuge with his two aunts.
In 1925, Jin Yan, who was eager to study, returned to campus and went to Nankai Middle School in Tianjin to study, but unfortunately later dropped out of school again due to financial problems and left the campus again.
After leaving the campus, Jin Yan was no longer obsessed with returning to the campus, but studied silently in private, he loved literature, because of his great admiration for Mr. Lu Xun, he also gave a name called Jin Xun.
It stands to reason that his family background is not good, and he lived in that period, there should be no reason to choose the path of art, but he embarked on this road instead.
Two
Once, Jin Yan watched "Heavenly Maiden Scattered Flowers" starring Mei Lanfang, a famous Peking Opera performance artist and Peking Opera master, and he was deeply shocked by Mei Lanfang's performance.
After being exposed to and learning about the performing arts, Jin Yan became fascinated by acting, especially the art of film, and he aspired to become a film actor.
In order to realize his dream of being an actor, Jin Yan specially found his friend He Xinleng, who was an editor at Ta Kung Pao, and asked the other party to help him realize his wish as an actor.
In order to help him, He Xinleng specially wrote a letter of recommendation to his friend Hou Yao, who was a director at Shanghai Minxin Film Company, and introduced Jin Yan to the other party.
In order to quickly make achievements in the entertainment industry and let the audience remember him, he was not named Jin Yan at that time, so he deliberately gave the stage name Jin Yan, which means that he hopes to retain the flame of hope in his heart.
After entering Shanghai Minxin Film Company, with the help of director Hou Yao, Jin Yan successively participated in works such as "Mulan in the Army" and "Hot Blooded Boy", but because he played supporting roles, he did not attract too much attention.
In order to help him develop his career, Hou Yao later asked him to help in the crew while filming, and successively let him do drama affairs, scene notes and other work.
Although the development was slow at that time, Jin Yan was very satisfied to see the hope of realizing his dream, but unfortunately the good times did not last long, and the film company declared bankruptcy a year later, and he had nowhere to go.
After the film company went bankrupt, Jin Yan, who lost his job, was once reduced to the streets and became a homeless man, but despite this, he still did not give up his obsession with acting.
And with Jin Yan's persistence and hard work, it didn't take long for him to usher in another development opportunity.
Three
In 1928, on the recommendation of a friend, Jin Yan joined the Nanguo Art Drama Troupe hosted by Tian Han as a dancer.
Like working in the film company before, he could only work in the drama club at first, playing some dispensable roles, but he was happy to be active on the stage.
After Jin Yan developed in the Nanguo Art Drama Club for a period of time, he was appreciated by the leaders because of his conscientious work and better and better acting skills.
Once, when the drama club rehearsed the drama "Salome", when it was about to start, the actor who played the male lead could not arrive in time because of delays.
In order not to delay the performance, after a little thought, the leaders of the drama club immediately arranged for Jin Yan to replace the actor, what everyone didn't expect was that they just wanted Jin Yan to save the scene, but the performance was a great success, and the audience present applauded and cheered for Jin Yan, and Jin Yan became famous!
After emerging on the stage with the drama "Salome", Jin Yan completely gained a firm foothold in the drama club, and then he successively participated in classic dramas such as "Carmen" and "Song of Rejuvenation".
Active on the drama stage, he has been looking for development opportunities in order to become a film actor because he has participated in movies before, and his favorite is movies.
In 1929, when he was working as a recorder in Shanghai Star Film Company, he was photographed by director Sun Yu, and at the invitation of the other party, he participated in the film "Hot Blooded Man".
Although Jin Yan still plays a supporting role in the film, he has more cameo roles than he did in other films in the early days, and his role is more shapely, and his performance has attracted the attention of the circle and conquered director Sun Yu.
In the same year, Sun Yu once again handed him an olive branch and asked him to star in the film "Merry Swordsman", changing from a supporting role to a male lead.
In this way, with Jin Yan's efforts, he successfully changed from a drama actor to a movie actor and achieved a perfect transformation.
Four
In 1930, Jin Yan entered Shanghai Lianhua Film Company and became a professional film actor, realizing the dream he had always cherished.
Not long after entering Lianhua Pictures, he collaborated with actress Ruan Lingyu in the love film "Wild Grass and Idle Flowers", which was hosted by many audiences.
In 1931, Jin Yan cooperated with Ruan Lingyu one after another to shoot two films, "Love and Obligation" and "Peach Blossom Crying Blood".
Among them, he played an elegant ordinary college student "Li Zuyi" in "Love and Obligation", and he portrayed the role vividly, which left a deep impression on many audiences.
In 1932, Jin Yan, who had developed vigorously, won the championship with an absolute advantage in the "China's Top Ten Movie Stars" voting event held by Shanghai "Electroacoustic Daily" and won the title of "Film Emperor".
It was also this year that when he was filming the film "Wild Rose", he met his first wife, Wang Renmei, who is also an actor.
Wang Renmei's original name is Shu Xi, her ancestral home is Liuyang, Hunan, born in Changsha, Hunan Province in 1914, she studied in a normal school in her early years, and then entered the China Song and Dance Troupe to learn song and dance.
Before meeting Jin Yan, Wang Renmei had already participated in works such as "The Sound of the Ape in the Empty Valley", and was well-known in the entertainment industry.
In 1931, Wang Renmei joined Shanghai Lianhua Film Company and became colleagues with Jin Yan, but the two did not have much intersection at that time, and it was not until the filming of the love movie "Wild Rose" that the two got acquainted.
During the filming, Jin Yan and Wang Renmei fought hotly in and out of the play, and the two who were in love came together not long after they met.
In 1934, the two who were inseparable from each other entered the palace of marriage, and director Sun Yu officiated at their wedding.
After marriage, Jin Yan and Wang Renmei did not slow down the pace of their careers, but were busy with work, which seems to indicate that their marriage will not last long.
Five
Since 1934, Jin Yan, who has been busy with the development of his career, has successively participated in classic works such as "New Peach Blossom Fan", "Waves and Sands", "Top Gun", "Wu Song and Pan Jinlian".
He often appears with his handsome and chic appearance and superb acting skills, and he can be recognized by the audience every time, and countless people are fans of him, at that time, he can be called a popular actor who is a household name.
In 1938, after the Japanese army occupied Shanghai, because Jin Yan was a well-known figure in the film industry, the Japanese wanted Jin Yan to use it and make the movies they wanted.
Jin Yan, who has a deep hatred with the Japanese since he was a child, is naturally reluctant to film for the Japanese, no matter whether the Japanese coerce or induce, he decisively refuses, which also angers the other party, for safety reasons, Jin Yan left Shanghai with his wife Wang Renmei and began to live on the run.
During the escape, Jin Yan successively filmed works such as "Lin Chongxue's Night Annihilation of Revenge" and "Ten Thousand Miles in the Sky", due to the long-term lack of a fixed place and various trivial matters after marriage, his relationship with Wang Renmei became bigger and bigger, and the two gradually formed a state of separation.
In 1941, Jin Yan was captured by the Japanese in Hong Kong and forced to join the labor, but fortunately he later took the opportunity to escape.
After escaping Hong Kong, Jin Yan traveled to Yulin, Liuzhou, Guilin and other places, and finally went to the mountain city of Chongqing.
It was also this year that Jin Yan met his second wife Qin Yi, who had already entered the showbiz at that time and participated in films such as "Good Husband", but he was not yet famous.
At that time, Jin Yan and Wang Renmei were in a state of imminent separation, and Qin Yi's appearance made him more determined in his inner choice.
In 1945, Jin Yan and his first wife, Wang Renmei, who had been married for more than ten years, ended their marriage, and the two did not break up when they divorced.
After the divorce, Wang Renmei met the painter Ye Qianyu, and she and the other party quickly met and fell in love, and gained a second marriage.
And after Jin Yan and Wang Renmei divorced, he quickly gained a new relationship, and the other party was none other than Qin Yi, who had known him for many years.
In 1947, Jin Yan joined hands with Qin Yi to enter the palace of marriage again, and the two gave birth to a son named Jin Jie after marriage.
After reaping happiness again, Jin Yan continued to focus on his career and ushered in the peak of his career.
Six
After marriage, Jin Yan, who devoted himself to his career, successively filmed works such as "Spring Festival Song", "Riding the Dragon and the Fast Son-in-law", "Lost Love", etc., and the response to these works was very good.
In 1949, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Jin Yan, whose popularity remained high, was recognized by Chairman Mao and was appointed as a national first-class actor by Chairman Mao!
Since 1950, Jin Yan, who has been active in the entertainment industry, has successively participated in works such as "The Earth is Renewed", "The Great Starting Point", and "Mother".
During this period, his second wife Qin Yi also developed very well, and successively participated in "Railway Guerrilla", "Ma Lanhua Blossom", "Women's Basketball No. 5", "Red Seed", "Song of Youth" and other works, and her popularity once surpassed him.
At that time, both of them were busy with work and gradually became estranged from each other, and in addition, Jin Yan's body was also seriously injured because of his intemperance.
In 1957, Jin Yan was invited to participate in the film "Eagle in the Storm", during the filming, because he had to shoot on the plateau, the weather was cold, the environment was harsh, and he liked to drink very much in life, so he chose to drink to keep out the cold.
He drank roast mutton with white wine every day to keep out the cold, but he was hurt to his stomach because he drank too much, but he still did not control himself.
In 1958, he loved to drink, but he had a serious illness because of stomach bleeding, and his physical condition became worse and worse.
After that, due to physical reasons, Jin Yan had to put down the pace of his career, but even so, he still did not let go of his hobby of drinking.
Seven
After Jin Yan faded out of the showbiz, his popularity slowly declined, and many people began to forget him, on the contrary, his wife Qin Yi developed her career vigorously.
In 1961, Qin Yi, who had developed vigorously in the acting industry, also won the title of "New Chinese Folk Actor" and became one of the well-known "twenty-two movie stars".
may have seen his wife's career develop vigorously, and he wanted to return to the entertainment industry to develop, but he failed to do so due to physical reasons, Jin Yan's mentality became more and more unstable, and he could only use alcohol to kill his sorrows.
In 1962, Jin Yan had a serious medical accident during an operation, and the gastric nerve was severed, although it was not life-threatening, but it was left with serious sequelae, no hunger and satiety, and thus became thinner and weaker.
At that time, Qin Yi was busy with work and was often away from home for a long time, Qin Yi's sister, that is, Jin Yan's sister-in-law, often came to visit him, and after a long time, the two had an affair, but neither of them admitted their intimate relationship.
In 1972, Jin Yan, who was an alcoholic, suffered from stomach bleeding again, and after that, his physical condition deteriorated, and he also suffered from various diseases of the elderly.
At that time, Jin Yan once reached a state of being sick in bed and unable to take care of himself, but fortunately, Qin Yi did not leave him and was always by his side to face everything.
During this period, Jin Yan and Qin Yisheng's son Jin Jie suffered from schizophrenia, and once he became ill, he would beat people with his hands, and he couldn't do without someone around him.
Qin Yi could only take care of the sick Jin Yan and his son at the same time, he was very busy, and his life was very difficult.
It's a pity that despite Qin Yi's efforts, she still couldn't get the health of their father and son after all.
On December 27, 1983, Jin Yan passed away at the age of 73 due to the recurrence of an old illness.
Before Jin Yan died, the scandal between him and his sister-in-law was concerned by many media and good deeds, and at his memorial service, a man who called himself Jin Li appeared, crying and calling him "Dad", which became the focus of those people's attention.
What is admirable is that Qin Yi did not get angry with Jin Yan, the "illegitimate child" who suddenly appeared and didn't know whether it was true or not, but acquiesced to the other party's behavior, and later resolved the matter in private.
As for the relationship between Jin Yan and Qin Yi's sister, whether the so-called "illegitimate child" who appeared at the memorial service is true or not, with Jin Yan's departure, everything doesn't matter.
On March 7, 2007, 24 years after Jin Yan's death, his son Jin Jie, born to Qin Yi, also died of illness at the age of 59.
In 2022, Qin Yi, a famous performing artist who has been with Jin Yan for nearly 30 years and has taken care of his second wife for many years after his illness, passed away due to illness at the age of 100.
With the successive deaths of Jin Yan, Jin Jie, and Qin Yi, all kinds of public opinion and rumors about their family have completely drifted away with the wind.
In 2024, a full 41 years have passed since Jin Yan's death, and many people have forgotten his name and the actor.
However, for the audience and fans who like him, no matter how long he is gone, everyone will always support him and miss him!
Finally, may Heaven be free from sickness.
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