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Shi Yongfen (; 27 June 1921 – 27 August 1999), known professionally as Bai Guang (; also credited as Pai Kwong, Peony (1956) film poster at IMDb.com. Retrieved 1 July 2019. Bai Kwong 1964 Singaporean EP cover at Discogs.com. Retrieved 1 July 2019. and Bai Kwang), Autumn Nights album cover at Discogs.com. Retrieved 1 July 2019. was a Chinese actress and singer. By the 1940s, she became one of the Seven Great Singing Stars.

(2019). 9789888572496, 中華書局(香港)有限公司. .


Early life
Shi Yongfen was born in 1921 in , .
(2015). 9787552308440, Beijing Book Co. Inc.. .
Her father was a under general . In her early years, she was a student of the Beiping Salon Theatrical Troupe (), and once performed 's play Sunrise. In 1937, she studied at the University of Tokyo's music department until World War II in 1942. After drama school, she wanted to be a movie star. As she proclaimed, she wanted to be like the beams of light coming off the onto the big screen; hence her stage name.


Career
Her songs were often used in many of her movies as soundtracks. In an age and culture where light, higher voices were usually favored, she had a slightly deep and hoarse voice, which helped her become a big star in Shanghai.Baidu. " Baidu ." Bai Guang. Retrieved on 2007-04-28. People called her the "Queen of the Low Voice" (低音歌后).

Bai's big screen career started in 1943.Music Sogua. " Music Sogua Singer profile ." Bai Guang. Retrieved on 2007-04-28. She was known for playing seductive roles due to her flirtatious image on screen and has also played villains at times. She lent a more dramatic tone or sexy attitude to her songs. Some of her hits were "Autumn Evening" (秋夜), "Without You" (如果沒有你), "The Pretender" (假正經), "Revisiting Old Dreams" (魂縈舊夢), and "Waiting For You" (等著你回來).

After the war, Bai Guang moved to and joined Great Wall Pictures. In 1949, A Forgotten Woman (蕩婦心) was shown in Hong Kong. Even the governor, Alexander Grantham, went as a fan.

By 1950, Bai, tired of the low-quality films, retired as an actress in China. After marrying an American GI in 1951, she moved to Japan and successfully opened a nightclub in Tokyo's district in 1953. The union did not last, and she returned to Hong Kong, recording some music through 1959 when she officially retired. In 1969, she resettled in , Malaysia, where she married a man 20 years her junior named Yan Lianglong (), who was also one of her fans. She performed to wide acclaim in 1979 in , Taiwan. Her last public appearance was in 1995 on Hong Kong's TV top 10 Chinese singing awards.


Death
Bai Guang died from on 27 August 1999, at the age of 78, in her house at Kuala Lumpur's Damansara Heights suburb. She was buried at the Nirvana Memorial Park, Semenyih.
(2010). 9789862214398, 秀威出版. .
(2010). 9787531724506, Beijing Book Co. Inc.. .


Filmography
  • Love Peas of Southland (紅豆生南國) (1943)
  • The Fire of Love (戀之火) (1945)
  • Sinister House #13 (十三號凶宅) (1947)
  • Spy Ring 626 (六二六間諜網) (1948)
  • Blood Stained Begonia (血染海棠紅) (1949)
  • A Forgotten Woman (蕩婦心) (1949)
  • Songs in the Rainy Nights (雨夜歌聲) (1950)
  • A Strange Woman (一代妖姬) (1950)
  • Hours Passed the Wedding (結婚廿四小時) (1950)
  • Smiling Rose (玫瑰花開) (1951)
  • Tears of Songstress (歌女紅菱艷) (1953)
  • Fresh Peony (鮮牡丹) (1956)


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