Esther Eng
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Eng in 1930 | |||||||||||
| Born | Ng Kam-ha September 24, 1914 San Francisco, California, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Died | January 25, 1970 (aged 55) New York City, U.S. | ||||||||||
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| Years active | 1936–1961 | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 伍錦霞 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 伍锦霞 | ||||||||||
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Esther Eng (born Ng Kam-ha; September 24, 1914 – January 25, 1970) was an American film director and the first female director to direct Chinese-language films in the United States. Eng made four feature films in America, and five in Hong Kong. She was recognized as a female pioneer who crossed the boundaries of race, language, culture and gender.