If you have watched the old movie "Little Soldier Zhang Ga", you must remember such a bridge segment. After Gazi witnessed her grandmother being killed by a devils to cover the escape of the Eighth Route Army, he came to the county alone. He wanted to find the guerrilla reconnaissance platoon leader. Luo Jinbao, so that Uncle Luo could avenge his grandmother, but when he really saw Uncle Luo on the street, he would mistake him for a traitor.
Gazi sneaked back to Luo Jinbao, holding a wooden gun and pointed at Luo Jinbao and shouted: "Raise your hand, kill you dog traitor!" He wanted to fire Luo Jinbao's real gun. Gazi is Luo Jinbao's opponent, he pretended to raise his hand, but turned around and knocked Gazi to the ground, and took advantage of the trend to point his real gun at Gazi. Luo Jinbao asked what Gazi did, and Gazi said he was begging. Luo Jinbao said: "I can kill you a dog traitor, can I also exchange meals?" The old movie "Little Soldier Zhang Ga" was produced by Beijing Film Studio, directed by Cui Wei, Ouyang Hongying, Angies, Zhang Ying, Feature films starring Yu Shaokang and Ge Cunzhuang. The film tells the story of Zhang Gazi of Baiyangdian, Hebei, who became a real eight-way fighter under the guidance of Old Zhong, Old Luo, District Captain, and Grandma during the Anti-Japanese War.
For decades, in everyone's mind, Luo Jinbao is a handsome, intelligent and courageous Eighth Route Army investigator. But in people's impression, this actor seems to have no other works besides acting Luo Jinbao. Who is this actor? What did he do after playing Luo Jinbao?
The actor who plays Luo Jinbao is named Zhang Ying. He is an early film actor in New China. He played the role of Company Commander Zhao in "Dong Cunrui" in the 1950s and Luo in "Little Soldier Zhang Ga" in the 1960s. Jinbao and other roles were familiar and loved by the audience at that time. But unfortunately, Zhang Ying passed away 50 years ago. unfortunately! Sigh!
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Zhang Ying, formerly known as Zhang Songyan, was born in a poor peasant family in Kaiyuan, Liaoning in July 1924. After only a few years at a private school, he dropped out of school to earn a living with his father, working as a porter, construction worker, and handyman. He worked during the day, taught himself at night, and was admitted to a commercial school equivalent to a technical secondary school.
In 1945, Zhang Ying joined the Art Troupe of the Political Department of the Western Liaoning Military Region and began her career as an actress. Soon, he was transferred to the Northeast Art Troupe as an actor and team leader. He joined the party in 1949. In the same year, he was transferred to the Changchun Film Studio and began to enter the film industry. Since then, he has played a worker in "Long Light", Zhang Qiang, an underground party member in "Zhao Yiman", Dasuo in "White Haired Girl", Dad in "Revolutionary Marriage", Li Junhua in "The Sixth Gate", "Shajiadian Food Station" is decorated with disabled soldiers.
In 1955, Zhang Ying entered the Beijing Film Academy for advanced studies. In 1957, he was mistakenly classified as a rightist and expelled from the party. In 1958, he was sent to work at 850 Farm in Mishan County, Heilongjiang. In 1960, he went to the Anshan Repertory Troupe to serve as director, actor, and art committee member. At this time, although his rightist hat was taken off, his unfair treatment has not been fundamentally changed. Later, he played the commander of the Eighth Route Army in "Plain Guerrilla" and Company Commander Zhao in "Dong Cunrui". "Dong Cunrui" won the first prize of "Outstanding Films of the Ministry of Culture from 1949 to 1955", and Zhang Ying won the first prize of actor.
In 1962, Zhang Ying was transferred from Anshan to Beijing Film Studio. Before the camera, Zhang Ying devoted herself to the creation of the screen image with a spirit of selflessness. He successively played Secretary Chen in "Youth Luban", the president in "Red Mail Road", and the reactionary officer in "Red River Dew".
In particular, Zhang Ying played the role of Luo Jinbao, one of the guerrilla scouts and protagonist Xiao Gazi who led the way to the revolution in the film "Little Soldier Zhang Ga" directed by Cui Wei. The film was released in 1963.
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However, Zhang Ying, who has not returned to the film industry for a few years, is preparing to make a big show in her career, but she has encountered that unprecedented movement. He was persecuted and severely impacted. He was not only criticized, but also locked up in the bullpen of the Beijing Film Studio.
The most sad thing about Zhang Ying is that Angies, who played Gazi at the time, was already 13 or 14 years old. He also went from Inner Mongolia to Beijing Film and performed a series of interviews with the main creators of "Little Soldier Zhang Ga" such as Cui Wei, Yu Shaokang and Zhang Ying. Criticize.
In 1967, Zhang Ying suffered from peritoneal cancer due to long-term criticism and torture. On June 3, 1969, Zhang Yingying died young at the age of 45.
In 1979, Beijing Film Studio completely rehabilitated Zhang Ying’s injustice and he was restoredParty membership, and a memorial meeting was held for him at the end of the year.
Zhang Ying's wife is Li Huiying, born in 1930, associate professor at Beijing Film Academy. To commemorate her husband, she co-authored and published the book "Brilliant · Desolation-Recalling Zhang Ying" with Nazug, which was published by Inner Mongolia Education Press in June 2008.
Regarding Zhang Ying’s untimely death, netizen shtong96 wrote: When I was a child, I really liked Zhang Ying’s old Uncle Luo, just like it, a little fascinated, and in the current words, he is my idol! I remember looking up news about him after the Cultural Revolution, and I was sad for a long time knowing that he had passed away.
netizen akangsos said: Zhang Ying’s screen art is not a lot, but every character has devoted all his hard work and sincerity to him, especially Luo Jinbao in "Little Soldier Zhang Ga", who is deeply rooted in the classic image of a detective. His untimely death was a great loss for the Chinese film industry...
Zhang Ying forever! Luo Jinbao forever!
