Film actor who starred in the 1937 Shanghai classic 马路天使 (Street Angel) and played the title roles in 林则徐 and 聂耳 (both 1959). He was imprisoned during the Cultural Revolution.
Zhào Dān zài 《 Shízì jiētóu 》 hé 《 Mǎlù tiānshǐ 》 lǐ de biǎoyǎn chéng le jīngdiǎn.
Zhao Dan's performances in Crossroads and Street Angel became classics.
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Two days before he died in 1980, the 人民日报 printed his last thoughts on art under the title 管得太具体，文艺没希望, 'manage it too closely and the arts have no hope'. Filmmakers still quote it against heavy-handed control.
