Yu Jim-yuen (September 5, 1905 – September 8, 1997) () was a Chinese martial artist, actor, teacher and the master of the China Drama Academy, one of the main Peking Opera Schools in

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attended the school for one year as a day student as well. Jim-yuen was also the father of early

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, United States. In 1988, the film '' Painted Faces'' was released. The story dealt with the lives of the children in the ''China Drama Academy'', and Sammo Hung played the part of Master Yu.

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* * 1905 births 1997 deaths 20th-century Hong Kong male actors 20th-century Hong Kong male singers Male actors from Beijing Male Peking opera actors Singers from Beijing {{HongKong-bio-stub

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