The reporter learned that Shi Weijian, a famous performing artist and star of the movie "The Legend of Tianyun Mountain", unfortunately died in Beijing at 8:08 am on May 12 at the age of 89.
The reporter verified the news from Shi Weijian's former friend. The friend revealed that Shi Weijian has been plagued by illness in recent years and has difficulty moving, but his family has taken care of him wholeheartedly, and the family has hired a nurse. On the morning of May 12, he suddenly became unwell and died shortly after being taken to the hospital, "without suffering many sins." ”
Shi Weijian was born in Huai'an County, Jiangsu Province in March 1935, his hometown was the old liberated area, and the revolutionary art activities of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army strongly attracted the young Shi Weijian and sowed the seeds of art in his heart.
In 1950, Shi Weijian signed up for the enrollment of the Shanghai People's Art Theater Actor Training School, and among more than 2,000 candidates, Shi Weijian became the "one-fiftieth" who was admitted.
In 1952, Shi Weijian graduated from the training hall and became one of the first young actors trained by the Shanghai People's Art Theater and began his stage career.
In 1953, Shi Weijian actively responded to the call of the organization and went to the front line in North Korea to comfort the Chinese People's Volunteers and perform the drama "Liu Hulan" for them.
In 1956, Shi Weijian was transferred to the Central Experimental Theater, where he was guided by the famous director Sun Weishi and some senior artists, and played the main roles in dramas such as "One Servant and Two Masters", "Peach Blossom Fan" and "Fenshui Long Flow", which were loved by the audience.
In 1981, he played the male protagonist Luo Qun in "The Legend of Tianyun Mountain" directed by the great director Xie Jin. The film tells the story of 1957, when the intellectual Luo Qun was beaten as a rightist, his fiancée Song Wei left him, and Song Wei's classmate Feng Qinglan formed a family with him in times of crisis, and the two survived the difficulties together.
According to Xie Jin's request, Shi Weijian interviewed a number of people with similar experiences to Luo Qun before the performance, observed their speech and behavior, and at the same time connected with his own life experience, and finally played the role. "The Legend of Tianyun Mountain" caused a huge response after its release, and won many awards such as the 1st Golden Rooster Award and the 4th Hundred Flowers Award for Best Feature Film.
After filming "The Legend of Tianyun Mountain", Shi Weijian returned to the stage and played Sun Yat-sen in "Sun Yat-sen's London Martyrdom".
In 1983, Shi Weijian collaborated with Xie Jin in the movie "Qiu Jin", playing Sun Yat-sen again.
In 1991, Shi Weijian became the president of the China Youth Art Theater, during which he solved the housing problem of dozens of people, and also established the Qingyi Building in the Capital Oriental Plaza.
In May 1993, Shi Weijian led the China Youth Art Theater to Taiwan, China to perform the drama "Guan Hanqing".
Li Yufu and Shi Weijian have been together for decades.
Shi Weijian's path as an actor was deeply influenced by Sun Weishi's teachings, and he deeply thanked the senior artists for their care and support in his essay "Life is Always Like the First Meeting" by Sun Weishi and Jin Shan. Sun Weishi once said to Shi Weijian: "Drama, tragedy, comedy, farce, positive and negative, all kinds of Chinese and foreign roles must be played, so that the drama path will be wider. ”
Source: Beijing Evening News, Dawan News
Edit: You Yue
Intern Editor: Chen Xuan