Was Suzie Wong a real person?

(CNN) — Nancy Kwan is the actress who immortalized “The World of Suzie Wong'” in the 1960 film. It was my first film,” she told CNN. Born to a Chinese father and British mother, Kwan grew up in Hong Kong.

How old was William Holden in Suzie Wong?

But I thought Holden [then 42] was much too old for the part and totally miscast, good actor though he was. He just wasn’t suitable to play a young aspiring artist.”

What name does Suzie use when she first meets Robert?

Suzie Wong
Robert eventually goes into the bar adjoining the hotel, where he sees Mei Ling again, this time dressed in a slinky red cheongsam and in the company of a sailor. He learns her real name is Suzie Wong and that she is the bar’s most popular girl.

Where was The World of Suzie Wong filmed?

Hong Kong
After meeting more than 100 hopefuls in Hong Kong, the search went on to Hawaii, Japan and the Philippines before French-Chinese actor France Nuyen, who played Suzie on Broadway, was chosen for the role. Filming began in Hong Kong in January 1960 but was disrupted when Nuyen was hospitalised.

How does the World of Suzie Wong end?

However, it soon emerges that Suzie Wong is interested in him not as a customer but as a serious love interest. Although Wong becomes the kept woman of two other men, and Robert Lomax briefly becomes attracted to a young British nurse, Lomax and Wong are eventually united and the novel ends happily with them marrying.

When was Suzie Wong made?

November 10, 1960
The World of Suzie Wong/Initial release

Is Suzie Wong still alive?

Suzie Wong is alive and well in China.

How old is Nancy Kwan now?

82 years (May 19, 1939)
Nancy Kwan/Age

Is Susie Wong still alive?

Is Peter Pock still alive?

Deceased (1963–1996)
Bernhard Pock/Living or Deceased

Who is the director of the world of Suzie Wong?

The World of Suzie Wong is a 1960 British-American romantic drama film directed by Richard Quine. The screenplay by John Patrick was adapted from the stage play by Paul Osborn, which was based on the novel of the same title by Richard Mason.

Why did Suzie Wong move to Hong Kong?

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Who was the composer of the title song in Suzie Wong?

Everyone involved in the completed Hong Kong scenes was required to return to reshoot them with Kwan, and all the unpublished publicity with Nuyen, including an article and photo layout for Esquire, had to be redone. The film’s title song was written by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen.

When was the world of Suzie Wong by Richard Mason published?

The tender romance between Robert Lomax, a young aspiring English artist, and Suzie Wong, a beautiful Chinese prostitute, struck a chord with the public and became a bestseller. The World of Suzie Wong by Richard Mason was published in 1957.