Edward Yang's biography
Edward Yang is 60 years old film director born at Shanghai. He was born on Thursday 6th of November 1947. According to year of birth 1947 he belongs to Boomers. Birthday on 6th of November means he is Scorpio. Scorpio is a watery sign. These people are very intense in their thoughts. They always learn from the transformatory phase of their life.
He is citizen of Taiwan. His primary profession is to be film director. You can know him also as screenwriter. He is recently known as actor. He received Sutherland Trophy The Terrorizers in 1987
Edward Yang's family
Edward Yang's ex spouse
Tsai Chin
Edward Yang and Tsai Chin have been together since 1985 for 10 years. She is known as singer. His ex spouse was born on Sunday 22nd of December 1957 in Kaohsiung.
Edward Yang's schools
We found 4 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: University of Florida, University of Southern California, Florida State University, Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School.
Detailed informations about his schools
- Attended USC Film School for awhile, before going to Seattle to work as an engineer.
Edward Yang's career
His main focus is to be film director.
How did Edward Yang die
He died on on Friday 29th of June 2007 when he was 60 years old at Los Angeles. Edward Yangs death was caused by colon cancer. It happend like natural causes.
Awards and competitions
Edward Yang's Awards
- He received award for Sutherland Trophy for work The Terrorizers in 1987
- He received award for Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film for work Yi Yi in 2000
- He received award for Cannes Best Director Award for work Yi Yi in 2000
Edward Yang's Nominations
- He was nominated for National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director for work Yi Yi in 2000
- He was nominated for César Award for Best Foreign Film for work Yi Yi in 2001
- He was nominated for European Film Award for Best Non-European Film for work Yi Yi in 2000
What Edward Yang has done for a first time
- The first Taiwanese and second Chinese to win Best Director Award at Cannes (2000) after Kar-Wai Wong (HK).
Edward Yang's body shape
Lets describe how Edward Yang looks. We will focus on his body shape. Body build is average.