Charles and Lee-Lee Chan
| Charles Chan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
18 December 1914 He County, China |
| Died | 26 February 2008 (aged 93) Hong Kong |
| Spouse(s) |
Wan's ( ? - 1947 death ) Lily Chan ( 1954 - 2002 death ) |
| Children | Fang Shide, Fang Shisheng, Jackie Chan |
| Lily Chan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1916 Wuhan, China |
| Died | 28 February 2002 (aged 85–86) Canberra, Australia |
| Spouse(s) |
？ ( ？ - 1944death ) Charles Chan ( 1954 - 2002 ) |
| Children | Yulan， Guilan，Jackie Chan |
Charles Chan (1914–2008) and Lee-Lee Chan (1916–2002) were the parents of actor/director Jackie Chan and the grandparents of actor/singer/composer Jaycee Chan. Due to being the father of Jackie Chan, Charles made cameos in some of Chan's films such as Police Story 2 and also starred in his own film once made by a company trying to advertise it as a Jackie Chan film.
Their story was made into a 2013 feature film A Tale of Three Cities directed by Mabel Cheung.
Wan's ( ? - 1947 death )
Charles Chan (Cantonese: Chan Chi-Peng, Pinyin: Chén Zhìpíng) was born in 1914 in Anhui, China as Fong Dao-Long (or Fong Dou-Loong). Charles moved to Anhui province when he was nine, then later moved to Wuhu and then Nanjing (then Nanking), China. He lived in Nanjing until he was 15. His father, Fang Zhengwen (Mandarin Pinyin), taught him martial arts at a very young age.
When he was 16, Charles learned the Xiahong boxing style from Master Zhang in Shanghai finishing when he was 19. Master Zhang's wife was primarily responsible for training Charles in this style of martial arts and according to Charles, she was exceptionally agile and could kick very high even though her feet were bound.
According to the film documentary, the reason he was sent to Shanghai was because Charles did not finish primary school. His father claimed he was too unruly in class and that he should learn a trade through an apprenticeship. He was sent to his father's friend in Shanghai and became an apprentice at a drapery factory and finished his apprenticeship at the age of 20.
According to Charles' father, he still needed discipline when Charles returned to Nanjing at the age of 20. His grandfather was a good friend of Chinese National Revolutionary Army General Ku Chu-tung (Gu Zhutong, Chinese: 顧祝同) and after displaying his martial arts skills, Charles became General Gu's orderly which was similar to being a personal guard according to Charles. General Gu later became Chief of Staff to General Chiang Kai-shek.
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