Reporter Liu Yiting/Comprehensive Report
Veteran screenwriter Zhang Yongxiang died of illness at the age of 92 in the United States. He is one of the most awarded screenwriters in the history of the Golden Horse Awards and the first screenwriter to win the Golden Horse Awards " Lifetime Achievement Award " .
Zhang Yongxiang died of bad news and died at the age of 92. (Photo/Data Photo/Photography Center)
Screenwriter Zhang Yongxiang is the first screenwriter to win the Golden Horse Awards "Lifetime Achievement Award", and when he took the stage to receive the award in 2016, he insisted on taking the stage to give a speech even though his pace was a little shaky, and his determined look and film spirit at that time were admirable. Unexpectedly, now there is bad news, according to the "United Daily" report, he is rumored to have died of illness at home in the United States, at the age of 92.
Zhang Yongxiang is the first screenwriter to win the Golden Horse Award for Lifetime Achievement. (Photo/Information photo/Courtesy of The Executive Committee of Kinmen and Matsu)
As early as 1964, Zhang Yongxiang became a hit with the classic "Healthy Realism" "Duck Raising Family", and his famous works include Li Xing's "Autumn Decision" (1972), "A Boat in the Ocean" (1978), "A Story of a Small Town" (1979), "Original Villagers" (1980); Bai Jingrui's "Home in Taipei" (1970), "Goodbye A Lang" (1970); Song Cunshou's "Mother Thirty Years Old" (1973); Li Hanxiang's "Yangtze River Storm" (1969); "Source" directed by Chen Yaoxi (1980); "If I Am True" (1981) directed by Wang Tong. These famous and famous works are all examples of choreography and directing. His pen can compose different audio and video styles, highlight the characteristics of different directors, not only the penmanship is changeable, the creative sincerity is consistent, always able to deeply portray human nature, and express human feelings in a harmonious way.
Zhang Yongxiang is also one of the most awarded screenwriters in the history of the Golden Horse Awards, winning the 10th, 12th, 15th, 16th and 18th Golden Horse Awards for "Returning the Pearl of the King", "My Land and My People" (1975), "A Boat in the Ocean" (1978), "A Story of a Small Town" (1979) and "If I Am True" (1981), and was ranked as the record holder of the current best screenwriter with Wu Nianzhen. He also won the Best Screenplay of the 12th, 16th, 22nd and 26th Asian Film Festivals for "Raising Ducks in the Family" (1964), "Home in Taipei" (1970), "Fragrant Flowers and Poisonous Weeds" (1975), and "Source" (co-editor) (1980). His brilliant achievements have even led the outside world to praise his status as a "professional winner".