Personal Info
Born: 1893-09-25
Died: 1953-10-26
Place of Birth: Japon
Known For: Directing
Also Known As:
Lai Man-Wai
黎民偉
黎民伟
Li Minwei
Lay Min Wei
Lay Min-Wei
Li Min-wei
Manwai Lai
Minwei Lay
Лай Ман-вай
Манвай Лай
Манвэй Лай
Лай Ман-вэй
Ли Мин-вэй
Минвэй Ли
Li Minwei
Biography
Lai Man-wai, also romanised as Lay Min-wei or M.W. Ray, considered the "Father of Hong Kong Cinema", was the director of the first Hong Kong film Zhuangzi Tests His Wife in 1913. In the film, Lai played the role of the wife, partly due to the reluctance of women to participate in show business at the time.
