Jin Yan
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Other names: Raymond King
Job / Known for: Actor who gained fame during China's golden age
Left traces: first Chinese actors to work in Hollywood
Born
Date: 1910-04-07
Location: CN Hanseong
Died
Date: 1983-12-27 (aged 73)
Resting place: CN Shanghai
Death Cause: Heart attack
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Jin Yan

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金焰

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I am an actor who likes to play different roles.
About me / Bio:
Jin Yan was born Kim Duk Rin (김덕린; 金德麟) on April 7, 1910, in Hanseong, Korea. His father had studied in Japan, and his mother was from Suzhou. He moved to Nanjing with his family when he was young. He joined China Central Television in 1959, and became one of the first news anchors on the national news program Xinwen Lianbo. He was known for his clear and authoritative voice, and his professional and charismatic style. He also hosted many other programs, such as Animal World, Human and Nature, and the CCTV New Year's Gala. He was interested in environmental issues, such as the protection of endangered animals and the reduction of noise pollution. He also wrote books, articles, poems and songs, and used various pseudonyms. He was widely regarded as the "Godfather of Chinese media" and a cultural icon of China. He was also a member of the Communist Party of China and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference for three terms. He died of a heart attack on December 27, 1983, in Shanghai.
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