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'''Lo Wei''' (sometimes spelled '''Lo Wai''',<ref>[http://www.avenueofstars.com.hk/eng/avenue-popup.asp?id=103 Avenue of Stars]</ref> 12 December 1918 – 20 January 1996) was a [[Hong Kong]] [[film director]] and [[film actor]] best known for launching the [[martial arts film]] careers of both [[Bruce Lee]], in ''[[The Big Boss]]''<ref name=NYT/> and ''[[Fist of Fury]]'',<ref>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=The Chinese Connection (1972) The Screen: A Chinese 'Fist of Fury':Stark Tale of Revenge Opens at Pagoda Shanghai Is Setting for Kung-Fu Combats|first=A. H.|last=Weiler|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9806E1DF153BE43BBC4053DFB7678389669EDE}}</ref> and [[Jackie Chan]], in ''[[New Fist of Fury]]''.<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=Lo Wei|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/116219/Lo-Wei}}</ref>
'''Lo Wei''' (sometimes spelled '''Lo Wai''',<ref>[http://www.avenueofstars.com.hk/eng/avenue-popup.asp?id=103 Avenue of Stars] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005020357/http://www.avenueofstars.com.hk/eng/avenue-popup.asp?id=103 |date=2013-10-05 }}</ref> 12 December 1918 – 20 January 1996) was a [[Hong Kong]] [[film director]] and [[film actor]] best known for launching the [[martial arts film]] careers of both [[Bruce Lee]], in ''[[The Big Boss]]''<ref name=NYT/> and ''[[Fist of Fury]]'',<ref>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=The Chinese Connection (1972) The Screen: A Chinese 'Fist of Fury':Stark Tale of Revenge Opens at Pagoda Shanghai Is Setting for Kung-Fu Combats|first=A. H.|last=Weiler|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9806E1DF153BE43BBC4053DFB7678389669EDE}}</ref> and [[Jackie Chan]], in ''[[New Fist of Fury]]''.<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=Lo Wei|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/116219/Lo-Wei}}</ref>


After Lee's death it was Lo who gave Jackie Chan his first shot at the big time as part of the wave of [[Bruceploitation]]. Lo is said to have been linked with Chinese organized crime, the [[Triad society|Triads]].<ref>[http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:62471 AllMovie]</ref>
After Lee's death it was Lo who gave Jackie Chan his first shot at the big time as part of the wave of [[Bruceploitation]]. Lo is said to have been linked with Chinese organized crime, the [[Triad society|Triads]].<ref>[http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:62471 AllMovie]</ref>

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Lo Wei (sometimes spelled Lo Wai,[1] 12 December 1918 – 20 January 1996) was a Hong Kong film director and film actor best known for launching the martial arts film careers of both Bruce Lee, in The Big Boss[2] and Fist of Fury,[3] and Jackie Chan, in New Fist of Fury.[2]

After Lee's death it was Lo who gave Jackie Chan his first shot at the big time as part of the wave of Bruceploitation. Lo is said to have been linked with Chinese organized crime, the Triads.[4]

Lo ran the production company "Lo Wei Motion Picture Company". which operated until 1977-78 due to heavy cost-cutting measures as a result of Jackie Chan signing a deal with Golden Harvest.

Lo died of heart failure on 20 January 1996.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Avenue of Stars Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b "Lo Wei". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Weiler, A. H. "The Chinese Connection (1972) The Screen: A Chinese 'Fist of Fury':Stark Tale of Revenge Opens at Pagoda Shanghai Is Setting for Kung-Fu Combats". The New York Times.
  4. ^ AllMovie


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