Esther Eng
Directing
- Born
- September 24, 1914 · San Francisco, California, USA
- Died
- January 25, 1970 (age 55)
Esther Eng (September 24, 1914 – January 25, 1970) was an American director and producer; known to be the first woman to have directed Chinese-language films in the United States, as well as South China's first woman director. As an openly lesbian woman, Esther Eng provided social commentary with a focus on the female protagonists in her works. Many of the films she has directed and produced are considered to be lost except for Golden Gate Girl (1941) and Murder in New York Chinatown (1961).
First shown in the 37th Hong Kong International Film Festival, the film Golden Gate Girls (2013, dir. S. Louisa Wei) with its title borrowed from one of Esther Eng's works, is a documentary film dedicated to her legacy as a filmmaker and her life.
Known for
Golden Gate Girl
September 15, 1941
Murder Case in Chinatown
December 26, 1961
Heartaches
June 30, 1936
It's a Women's World
February 1, 1939
Back Street
January 1, 1948
Tragic Love
November 15, 1938
Ten Thousand Lovers
March 8, 1938
A Night of Romance, A Lifetime of Regret
November 20, 1938
National Heroine
March 13, 1937
The Lady in the Blue Lagoon
January 1, 1947
Mad Fire, Mad Love
February 1, 1949
Behind the camera11
- 1961Murder Case in Chinatown Director
- 1949Mad Fire, Mad Love Director
- 1948Back Street Director, Screenplay
- 1947The Lady in the Blue Lagoon Director
- 1941Golden Gate Girl Director
- 1939It's a Women's World Writer, Director
- 1938A Night of Romance, A Lifetime of Regret Director
- 1938Tragic Love Director, Screenplay
- 1938Ten Thousand Lovers Director
- 1937National Heroine