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Also known as Jim Wong, Wong Jum Sum, James, Wong Jum-sum, Wong Jum Sum, Wong Jim, James Wong Jum-sum, Huang Zhan, Huang Zhansen

Hong Kong lyricist, composer, television presenter, writer and actor (1941–2004)

Person · Open Library

Works
29

Top works

  • Filling the Temple
  • Programming Problems in Java
  • James Wong's Homegrown Revolution
  • Incredible Edibles
  • Untitled Wong 2 Of 2

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Hong Kong
Active from
1969-08-08
1980s hong kong debut1990s2000sactressc-popcantonese

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
6,067
Total plays
58,092

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Wong Jim, James Wong Jim M.Phil., D.S.Sc. (Traditional Chinese: 黃霑; Cantonese Yale: Wong Jim) (February 21, 1940 – November 24, 2004) , whose real name was Wong Jum-sum (Traditional Chinese: 黃湛森; Cantonese Yale: Wong4 Jaam3 Sam1), an alumnus of La Salle College, was best known as a master of Cantopop lyrics in Hong Kong, but was also well known as a talented columnist, composer, actor, movie director, scriptwriter, talk show hosts and various other creative positions in the field of entertainmen

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
James
Family name
Huang
Gender
male
Citizenship
China
Place of birth
Kuang-chou
Occupation
film director
Languages spoken
Standard Chinese
Native language
Chinese
Religion
Catholicism
Field of work
film score
Instrument
harmonica
Image
HKHM 沙田 Shatin 香港文化博物館 Hong Kong Heritage Museum 展覽 exhibition 黃湛森 Wong Jum Sum James 黃霑 Hong Kong pop song writer world October 2024 R12S 300(cropped)(2).jpg
Number of children
3
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date of birth
1940-03-18
date of death
2004-11-24
cause of death
lung cancer
ancestral home
Panyu District
manner of death
natural causes
unmarried partner
Eunice Lam
Commons category
Wong Jum Sum, James
birth name
黃湛森
start of work period
1962-00-00
name in native language
黃霑
end of work period
2004-00-00
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