Personal details
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Born
18 enero 1900
Died
7 octubre 1997
Place of birth
中国,江苏,南京
Also known as
萬籟鳴 · 万籁鸣 · Wàn Làimíng · Laiming Wan
Biography
Wan Laiming (simplified Chinese: 万籁鸣; traditional Chinese: 萬籟鳴; pinyin: Wàn Làimíng; 18 January 1900 – 7 October 1997) was a Chinese animator. He was one of the Wan brothers who pioneered the Chinese animation industry, and is commonly considered as China's first animator. As the director of the Shanghai Animation Film Studio, he would raise the standard to International level before other historical events affected the industry. Brother of Wan Guchan.
