Gu Minglun

Gu Minglun

Gu Minglun (July 3, 1949 - December 24, 1978), born in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, is an early actor in Taiwan.

In 1978, Gu Minglun won the best supporting actor award of Taiwan Golden Horse Award for "sunset in Beijing city". He was easygoing and had a good cooperation with a large number of red card female movie stars such as Zhen Zhen, Lin Qingxia and Lin Fengjiao. Everyone was full of praise.

Personal experience

Gu Minglun was born in Taipei on July 3, 1949. His father, Gu Feng, his mother, Chen Liyun, was a stage actor in mainland China. His uncle, Chen Youxin, was an actor in the Hong Kong and Taiwan film circles in the 1950s. Gu Minglun, who won the first place in stage drama in the fourth grade of primary school, loved drama. After graduating from middle school, he entered the film group of "China Academy of Arts" for further study. After graduation, he participated in the all Taiwan Film Festival held by Taiwan television in 1970 He won the first place in the folk song group in the song contest. Unexpectedly, he was signed a two-year basic singer contract by CCTV, and Gu Minglun became a TV singer after singing on the screen. After a year as a singer, he shaved his head due to his age in military service. Later, he played an officer in "the soul of the Huangpu army". It can be said that he was fully involved in the acting skills of military life. After his retirement, Gu Minglun returned to the art world, transferred from the singing world to the film industry, and spent eight years in the film industry. He made more than 30 films in total. His first debut was "floating clouds", directed by Liu Jiachang and tied up with Lin Qingxia. Gu Minglun's name began to spread in the film circle. Gu Minglun believes that making movies is his lifelong career. He has the ideal of being an excellent director. He also collects a lot of information about Chinese and foreign movies and plans to publish a book "a thousand unforgettable movies". However, he jumped out of a building and died in 1978. The answer has not yet been solved.

Suicide suspicions

On December 24, 1978, when he was filming "gone spring with falling flowers" and the eve of the release of his last starring work "the soul of the Huangpu army", he jumped out of a building and died in Taipei. Gu Minglun fell from a building and died. There are different opinions about the cause of his death. At that time, the "official statement" pointed out that Gu Minglun had many disputes with the director Liu Jiachang during the shooting process because of his performance in the film "the soul of Huangpu army"; in addition, after the film was released, the Ministry of national defense awarded him a commendation from the sea, army and air force, but not to him. It was Liu Jiachang who withdrew him from the award list and committed suicide. Liu Jiachang went abroad immediately to avoid the wind.

On the one hand, it is said that Jiang Xiaowu killed himself by taking over love with a broadsword. On the other hand, it is pointed out that he was pushed down from the upstairs by the spy.

Gu Minglun was buried in a private cemetery in Yangmingshan after his death. On the tombstone, it is engraved: "Minglun Aier: you are less than a hundred years old, and you always cherish the worries of a thousand years old. You love the art of film and drama with your whole life, and exchange your short life for eternal value."

In 1999, Liu Jiachang said: Gu Minglun's death was due to his carelessness in the audition, not suicide.

Main works

Yu Shanming in 1974

1974 Cloud River as Liang Xintong

1975 Yan Yu as Ren Quan

1975 "deep clouds do not know where"

1975 the little girl's wish

1975 plum blossom

1975 on the water side

1976 autumn entanglement

1976 star talk

1976 ghost marriage

1976 warmth in autumn

1977 Taipei 66

1977 sunset in Beijing

New rainy night flowers, 1978

1978 the soul of Huangpu army as Zhou Haoting

1979 "falling flowers, flowing water, spring gone"

Award winning experience

In the fourth grade of primary school, he performed stage drama and won the first prize.

After graduating from the National Academy of Arts, he was keen on drama performance.

In 1970, Gu Minglun won the first place in the folk group by participating in the Taiwan singing competition held by Taiwan television.

He won the best supporting actor award of the 15th Golden Horse Award for "sunset Beijing city"

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