Ma Sanli | |||||||
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Born | 1 October 1914 | ||||||
Died | 11 February 2003
Tianjin, China | (aged 88)||||||
Occupation | Xiangsheng actor | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 馬 三 立 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 马 三 立 | ||||||
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Ma Sanli ( Xiao'erjing: ﻣَﺎ صً لِ, simplified Chinese: 马 三 立; traditional Chinese: 馬 三 立; pinyin: Mǎ Sānlì; 1914 – 11 February 2003) was a Chinese comedian in the traditional Xiangsheng or "crosstalk" style. [1]
Ma was born in Beijing; he was of the Hui ethnic group, and the son and grandson of practitioners of Xiangsheng. He was apprenticed to Zhou Deshan in 1929. Ma was a Chinese Muslim, his faith being Islam.
He came to be noted for avoiding complication in a way that kept his performances accessible to a mass audience. He pursued his art in Tianjin.
He became a widower in 1984. In December 2001, Ma retired from the Xiangsheng trade.
On 11 February 2003, he died in Tianjin after a long battle with cancer. [2] [3]
Ma Sanli | |||||||
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Born | 1 October 1914 | ||||||
Died | 11 February 2003
Tianjin, China | (aged 88)||||||
Occupation | Xiangsheng actor | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 馬 三 立 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 马 三 立 | ||||||
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Ma Sanli ( Xiao'erjing: ﻣَﺎ صً لِ, simplified Chinese: 马 三 立; traditional Chinese: 馬 三 立; pinyin: Mǎ Sānlì; 1914 – 11 February 2003) was a Chinese comedian in the traditional Xiangsheng or "crosstalk" style. [1]
Ma was born in Beijing; he was of the Hui ethnic group, and the son and grandson of practitioners of Xiangsheng. He was apprenticed to Zhou Deshan in 1929. Ma was a Chinese Muslim, his faith being Islam.
He came to be noted for avoiding complication in a way that kept his performances accessible to a mass audience. He pursued his art in Tianjin.
He became a widower in 1984. In December 2001, Ma retired from the Xiangsheng trade.
On 11 February 2003, he died in Tianjin after a long battle with cancer. [2] [3]