Modern Express News (Reporters Li Yiheng and Wang Ziyang) The famous performing artist Shi Weijian died of illness at 8:08 am on May 12 at the age of 89.
Shi Weijian was born in Huai'an, Jiangsu Province in March 1935. When he was young, he was deeply attracted by the revolutionary artistic activities of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army, which laid the foundation for his future artistic journey.
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In 1950, the Shanghai People's Art Theater Actor Training School recruited students, and Shi Weijian signed up. Among more than 2,000 candidates, Shi Weijian became "one-fiftieth" who was admitted. In 1952, Shi Weijian graduated from the training school and became one of the first batch of young actors trained by the Shanghai People's Art Theater and began his stage career.
In 1956, Shi Weijian was transferred to the Central Experimental Theater and received guidance from director Sun Weishi and some senior artists. He played major roles in dramas such as "One Servant, Two Masters", "The Peach Blossom Fan" and "The Long River of Fen", and was well received by the audience.
Shi Weijian's most well-known role is the male protagonist "Luo Qun" in the famous director Xie Jin's film "The Legend of Tianyun Mountain". This is also his first collaboration with Xie Jin.
In 1981, "The Legend of Tianyun Mountain" was released, and the audience was deeply moved by the story. The film tells the story of Luo Qun, an intellectual who was labeled as a rightist in 1957, and his fiancée Song Wei left him. Song Wei's classmate Feng Qinglan started a family with him in times of crisis, and the two of them helped each other to tide over the difficulties together.
With its excellent quality and touching story, the film was recognized by all walks of life as soon as it was released, and eventually won the first China Golden Rooster Award, the fourth Popular Film Hundred Flowers Award, etc. Shi Weijian also entered the public eye with the classic role of "Luo Qun". In 1983, he collaborated with Xie Jin again in the movie "Qiu Jin", playing Sun Yat-sen in the film.
Shi Weijian is not only active on the stage and the big screen, but also starred in many TV series, such as "The Marquis of Huaiyin Han Xin", "Tang Minghuang", "Xu Beihong", etc.
In 1991, Shi Weijian became the director of China Youth Art Theater. In May 1993, Shi Weijian led the China Youth Art Theater to perform the drama "Guan Hanqing" in Taiwan, China.
In 2002, he was nominated for the Best Actor at the 25th Popular Film Hundred Flowers Awards for "Mission of Peace", and was also awarded the title of Advanced Worker in the National Cultural System.
