Lai Man-Wai

Chinese actor and director (1893–1953)
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Lai Man-Wai
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Lai Man-Wai

Summary

Lai Man-Wai is a human[1]. His place of birth was Yokohama[2]. He was born on January 1, 1893[3]. He passed away in Hong Kong[4]. He died on October 26, 1953[5]. He worked as an actor[6], film director[7], film producer[8], film actor[9], and director[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Lai Man-Wai's place of birth was Yokohama[2].
  • Lai Man-Wai passed away in Hong Kong[4].
  • Lai Man-Wai was born on January 1, 1893[3].
  • Lai Man-Wai was born on September 25, 1893[12].
  • Lai Man-Wai died on October 26, 1953[5].
  • Among Lai Man-Wai's spouses was Cho-Cho Lin[13].
  • Among Lai Man-Wai's spouses was Yan Shanshan[14].
  • A child of Lai Man-Wai was Lai Hang[15].
  • Lai Man-Wai held citizenship in Chinese Empire[16].
  • Lai Man-Wai worked as an actor[6].
  • Lai Man-Wai worked as a film director[7].
  • Lai Man-Wai worked as a film producer[8].
  • Lai Man-Wai's professions included film actor[9].
  • Lai Man-Wai's professions included director[10].
  • Lai Man-Wai was educated at St. Paul's College[17].
  • Lai Man-Wai is recorded as male[18].
  • Lai Man-Wai's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Lai Man-Wai's Commons category is recorded as Lai Man-Wai[20].
  • Lai Man-Wai's family name is recorded as Li[21].
  • Lai Man-Wai's family name is recorded as Lai[22].
  • Lai Man-Wai's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Chinese[23].
  • Lai Man-Wai's P14541 is recorded as 46priM[24].
  • Lai Man-Wai's P14750 is recorded as F134-FE16-13AF-6FE2-566F[25].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Yokohama[2], Lai Man-Wai… Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1893[3] and September 25, 1893[12].

Education

Lai Man-Wai was educated at St. Paul's College[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[6], film director[7], film producer[8], film actor[9], and director[10].

Personal Life

Spouses include Cho-Cho Lin[13], an actor[26], 1905–1979[27], of Canada[28] and Yan Shanshan[14], an actor[29], 1896–1951[30], of People's Republic of China[31]. A child of Lai Man-Wai was Lai Hang[15].

Death and Burial

Lai Man-Wai died on October 26, 1953[5]. He passed away in Hong Kong[4].

Why It Matters

Lai Man-Wai ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Lai Man-Wai born?

Born in Yokohama[2], Lai Man-Wai…

Where did Lai Man-Wai die?

Lai Man-Wai died in Hong Kong[4].

Who was Lai Man-Wai married to?

Lai Man-Wai's spouses include Cho-Cho Lin[13] and Yan Shanshan[14].

What did Lai Man-Wai do for work?

Lai Man-Wai worked as actor[6], film director[7], film producer[8], film actor[9], and director[10].

Where did Lai Man-Wai go to school?

Lai Man-Wai was educated at St. Paul's College[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Yokohama
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'id', 'mg', 'no', 'qu', 'ru', 'zh', '
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 8w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → F134-FE16-13AF-6FE2-566F
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  3. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 46priM
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  4. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spouse → Cho-Cho Lin, Yan Shanshan
    Family name → Li, Lai
    Country of citizenship → Chinese Empire
    Instance of → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
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