Mona Fong

Mona Fong Yat-wah, Lady Shaw (27 July 1934 – 22 November 2017) was a Hong Kong film and television producer and production manager. She was born Li Menglan in Shanghai.

Mona Fong, Lady Shaw
Chinese: 方逸華
Born
Li Menglan (李夢蘭)

27 July 1934
Shanghai, Republic of China
Died22 November 2017(2017-11-22) (aged 83)
Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, Happy Valley, Hong Kong
Occupation(s)general manager, production manager, film and television producer
Spouse
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(m. 1997; died 2014)​
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese方逸華
Simplified Chinese方逸华
Musical career
Also known as方夢華

Career

Fong achieved fame as one of the most popular nightclub singers and recording artists in Singapore and Hong Kong in the 1950s, especially singing English covers of top hits of the time.[1] She married media mogul Sir Run Run Shaw (his second marriage) and became Deputy Chairman and General Manager of Shaw Brothers Studio and Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB).

Fong produced over a hundred films, the final one of which was Drunken Monkey in 2002.[2] Effective 1 January 2009, she was appointed General Manager of TVB.[3][4] Fong retired from TVB in 2012.[5]

Recordings

One of her albums from Hong Kong The Voice of Mona Fong also referred to as Mona Fong Meets Carding Cruz featured arrangements by Celso Carrillo and the songs "Karoi Sakurambo", "Millionaire", "Wooden Heart" and "Delilah". It was released on Hong Kong's Diamond Records label.[6][7] In 1968 an EP Merry Christmas was released on the Pathé label. It also featured Tsin Tsing and Betty Chung.[8] One of her biggest original hits was the title song to the 1966 film, "The Blue and the Black" (藍與黑).

Filmography

Films

This is a partial list of films.[9]

  • 1957 Mambo Girl - Fong Yat-Wah
  • 1967 Sing High, Sing Low [10]
  • 1969 Diary of a Lady-Killer - Singer
  • 1978 Legend of the Bat - Producer
  • 1978 The Cunning Hustler - Producer
  • 1978 Godfather's Fury - Producer
  • 1982 Cat Vs. Rat - Producer

References
  1. "邵逸夫90歲娶方逸華 婚後仍分居". Wen Wei Po. 2014-01-08.
  2. Mona Fong at IMDb
  3. 電視廣播有限公司委任董事總經理公告 (in Chinese)
  4. "Singer, Star, Leading Asian Film Executive Mona Fong Dies at 83". 22 November 2017.
  5. "Era ends with TVB's Mona Fong to retire". 22 March 2012.
  6. roodo Mona Fong - Mona Fong Meets Carding Cruz-- Archived 2018-11-18 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Popsike MONA FONG-,FEMALE VOCAL HONG KONG DIAMOND RECORD
  8. Discogs Mona Fong, Tsin Tsing, Betty Chung – Merry Christmas
  9. "Mona Fong Yat-Wah". hkmdb.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  10. "Sing High, Sing Low". hkmdb.com. June 28, 1967. Retrieved June 28, 2021.


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