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- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Stunts
Born Chiu Kang-sang on April 4, 1951 in Taiwan. Chiang had family problems from a young age. His family was too large and his parents could not look after him properly, so he was sent to the Fu Sheng Opera School in Taipei, Taiwan. During his time here, he had met friends which would become part of the Shaw Brothers studio with him, such as Robert Tai, Lu Feng and Kuo Chui. When studying at the school, Chiang trained in martial arts and acrobatics.
In the mid 70's, Director Chang Cheh started his own company and headed out to Taiwan to find the latest talent for future projects. It was on this trip where he met Chiang Sheng, impressed by his martial art and acrobatic abilities, Chang Chen invited him to go to Hong Kong and do some work for him.
In 1976, Chiang started work over in Hong Kong, having already appeared in a few movies (but nothing major), he got a small part in the Sammo Hung movie, Da tai jian (1976), before heading to Shaw Brothers to make an appearance in the movie Shaolin Temple (1976). From 1976 to 1978, he appeared in movies such as Cai li fa xiao zi (1976), Magnificent Wanderers (1977), The Brave Archer (1977) and The Shaolin Avengers (1976).
1978 was to be a great year, as he starred in the all time classic Five Deadly Venoms (1978), where he would forge a great working relationship with actors Sun Chien, Kuo Chui, Lo Meng and Lu Feng.
Chiang would continue to film more classics with Sun Chien, Kuo Chui, Lo Meng and Lu Feng. They starred in_Invincible Shaolin_, The Kid with the Golden Arm (1979), The Magnificent Ruffians (1979), Crippled Avengers (1978), Two Champions of Death (1980), Ten Tigers of Kwangtung (1980) and many others. Chiang could not only enrich the movie with his breathtaking acrobats and agility, but also bring the comic relief to the film.
In 1981, Chiang and the rest of the venoms disbanded with. Chiang, Lu Feng and Kuo Choi starting a new production company in Taiwan. The first movie he and his fellow team made was Shu shi shen chuan (1981), which Chiang acted and choreographed the action scenes, Chiang shortly after wanted to go back to Hong Kong, but his wife convinced him to stay put in Taiwan.
Not long after staying in Taiwan with his wife, Chiang found it very difficult, not being able to find work anywhere which led to him divorcing his wife and became a heavy drinker.
On August 18, 1991 Ricky Cheng Tien Chi, an old friend of Chiang, came to see him, but found him dead. It is said that he was lying dead for three days before being found. He died from a heart attack. But Kuo Chui once said "it was more of a broken heart". He was only 40 years old.- Actress
- Writer
The daughter of an opera star turned actress, Gladys Hulette began her career as a three-year old on the stage. On Broadway from 1906, she played juvenile leads in "The Kreutzer Sonata" and "A Doll's House". She was also Tyltyl in "The Blue Bird". A genuine pioneer of the movies, Gladys first starred on screen in Carl Laemmle's one-reel IMP production of Hiawatha (1909). During the 1910's and 20's, she appeared variously in films with Edison, Biograph, Thanhouser, Vitagraph, Astra and First National. In 1917, she was voted most popular actress by students of New York University. In truth, Gladys was a true all-rounder, who took on just about anything from high drama to slapstick farce. She even starred as the titular heroine in the comedy Prudence, the Pirate (1916). In private life, Gladys was fond of flowers, a voracious reader of books, including classic literature and a painter in oils, whose works occasionally found their way into major exhibitions. Long after leaving the Hollywood scene, she found work as a ticket seller at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.- Caroline Cartier was born on 7 December 1948 in Avignon, Vaucluse, France. She was an actress, known for La trêve (1968), Le temps de vivre... le temps d'aimer (1973) and La brigade des maléfices (1970). She died on 8 August 1991 in Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
- Mitsuko Yoshikawa was born on 21 June 1901 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Record of a Tenement Gentleman (1947), Apart from You (1933) and Kinkanshoku (1934). She died on 8 August 1991 in Tokyo, Japan.
- Gianluca Favilla was born on 31 March 1950 in Livorno, Tuscany, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Invisible Wall (1991), Nel gorgo del peccato (1987) and Compagni di scuola (1988). He died on 8 August 1991 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- James Irwin was born on 17 March 1930 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Mary Ellen Monroe. He died on 8 August 1991 in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, USA.
- Producer
- Production Manager
Winston O'Keefe was born on 20 June 1910 in Texas, USA. He was a producer and production manager, known for Playhouse 90 (1956), Matinee Theatre (1955) and Vacation Playhouse (1963). He died on 8 August 1991 in Lincoln City, Oregon, USA.- Editor
- Editorial Department
Lidia Pstrokonska was born on 30 August 1908. She was an editor, known for Rodzina Milcarków (1962), Bicz bozy (1967) and Geniusz sceny (1938). She died on 8 August 1991 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Music Department
- Production Manager
- Sound Department
Frank McKelvey was born on 21 March 1932 in Butte, Montana, USA. He was a production manager, known for Look Who's Talking (1989), One False Move (1991) and The Naked Cage (1986). He died on 8 August 1991 in Burbank, California, USA.- Shapour Bakhtiar was born on 26 June 1914 in Isfahan, Iran. He died on 8 August 1991 in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
- Sanford Seeger was born on 20 September 1911 in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Uncle Vanya (1957), Never Steal Anything Small (1959) and Fat Chance (1981). He died on 8 August 1991 in Tulare County, California, USA.
- Arkadi Smirnov was born on 14 August 1911. He was an actor, known for Ya shagayu po Moskve (1964), Volki i ovtsy (1953) and Krylya (1956). He died on 8 August 1991.
- Luigi Moretti was born on 27 September 1922 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor, known for Red Wood Pigeon (1989), I Am Self Sufficient (1976) and La sconfitta (1973). He was married to Agata Apicella Moretti. He died on 8 August 1991 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.