Huang Zhan

Huang Zhan (zhān) (English: James Wong Jim, March 18, 1941 - November 24, 2004), whose real name is Huang Zhansen (English: James Wong Jum-sum), nicknamed Yiqin, also has the pen names Liu Jie, Lu Lang, Bu Wen Zhan, Zhan Xiao, Jiu Liu, Tie Shu, etc., and is honored as "Uncle Zhan" by later generations. He is a Hong Kong composer, lyricist, advertiser, writer, actor, director, screenwriter, host and singer. He is regarded as a representative figure of Hong Kong's cross-media creation, and is known as "a generation of ghosts" and "Hong Kong ghosts". Huang Zhan, together with his friends Jin Yong, Ni Kuang, and Chua Lam, was dubbed the "Four Great Talents of Hong Kong" by the public and the media. From 1989 to 1990, Huang Zhan, together with Ni Kuang and Chua Lam, hosted Asia Television's classic adult talk show "Undefended Tonight", which was widely welcomed by the audience. The three were called "Hong Kong's Three Famous Talkers" by the media. In addition, Huang Zhan is also one of the three major lyricists in the early Hong Kong Cantonese pop music scene, along with Lu Guozhan and Zheng Guojiang. Huang Zhan's date of birth is March 18, 1941, the same as Zheng Guojiang's. On November 24, 2004, Huang Zhan died of lung cancer at the age of 63. More than 10,000 Hong Kong citizens attended his memorial service.