Dai Tielang Explained

Dai Tielang
Birth Name:	Guo Bin
Birth Date:	17 October 1930
Birth Place:	Singapore in the Straits Settlements
Death Place:	Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Occupation:	Director of animated films
Years Active:	1980–1993
Module:	Child: yes P: Dài Tiěláng

Dai Tielang (; born Guo Bin; 17 October 1930 – 4 September 2019^[1]) was a Singaporean-born Chinese animator and a pioneering figure of Chinese animation during the 1950s and the 60s, best known for directing Black Cat Detective.^[2]

Born in Singapore in 1930, Dai was brought to China in 1940. After graduating from the Beijing Film Academy in 1953, he worked at the Shanghai Animation Film Studio.^[3]

Dai's father, Dai Langying was a native of Huiyang. He was a painter, and began to work in Singapore in the 1930s.

Works

• Where is Mama (1960)
• A Deer of Nine Colors (1981)
• Black Cat Detective (1984–1987)

Death

He died on September 4, 2019.

External links

• Interview transcription
• Historical Dictionary of Chinese Cinema
• Hong Kong Movie Database - Mr. Black

Notes and References

1. Web site: 王俊伟 . Beloved cartoonist passes away at 89 . 2023-05-05 . www.chinadaily.com.cn.
2. News: http://www.chinanews.com/cul/2012/10-23/4268718.shtml . zh:《黑猫警长》导演戴铁郎：艺术是我余生的归宿. Wenhui Bao. zh.
3. Book: Li, Tie. zh:中国动画史（下）1977–2015. 2018. 9787512134393. 77. 清华大学出版社北京交通大学出版社 . zh. The History of Chinese Animation, Part II: 1977–2015.