Mona Fong

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

== 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=邵逸夫90歲娶方逸華婚後仍分居|url=http://news.wenweipo.com/2014/01/08/IN1401080024.htm|newspaper=Wen Wei Po|date=2014-01-08}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{IMDb name|0284592|Mona Fong}}</ref> Effective 1 January 2009, she was appointed General Manager of TVB.<ref>[http://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/20081210/LTN20081210439_C.pdf {{lang|zh-hk|電視廣播有限公司委任董事總經理公告}}] {{in lang|zh}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://variety.com/2017/film/asia/asian-film-executive-mona-shaw-dead-dies-at-83-1202622041/ | title=Singer, Star, Leading Asian Film Executive Mona Fong Dies at 83 | date=22 November 2017 }}</ref> Fong retired from TVB in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.scmp.com/article/996158/era-ends-tvbs-mona-fong-retire | title=Era ends with TVB's Mona Fong to retire | date=22 March 2012 }}</ref>

==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.<ref>roodo [http://reader.roodo.com/muzikland/archives/1833903.html Mona Fong - Mona Fong Meets Carding Cruz--] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118035231/http://reader.roodo.com/muzikland/archives/1833903.html |date=2018-11-18 }}</ref><ref>Popsike [http://www.popsike.com/MONA-FONGFEMALE-VOCAL-HONG-KONG-DIAMOND-RECORD/300315896162.html MONA FONG-, FEMALE VOCAL HONG KONG DIAMOND RECORD]</ref> In 1968 an EP ''Merry Christmas'' was released on the Pathé label. It also featured Tsin Tsing and Betty Chung.<ref>Discogs [http://www.discogs.com/Mona-Fong-Tsin-Tsing-Betty-Chung-Merry-Christmas/release/6575429 Mona Fong, Tsin Tsing, Betty Chung – Merry Christmas]</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=2462&display_set=eng |title=Mona Fong Yat-Wah |website=hkmdb.com |accessdate=June 26, 2021}}</ref>

* 1957 Mambo Girl - Fong Yat-Wah * 1967 Sing High, Sing Low <ref>{{cite web |url=https://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=4692&display_set=eng |title=Sing High, Sing Low |website=hkmdb.com |date=June 28, 1967 |accessdate=June 28, 2021}}</ref> * 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== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|0284592}} *[http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=338 Hong Kong Cinemagic: Mona Fong Yat Wah] * [https://www.senscritique.com/contact/Mona_Fong/1730055 Mona Fong at senscritique.com]

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