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Jadin Wong (born c. 1914) is a Chinese-American singer, dancer, comedienne, and theatrical agent and manager.
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She was born in San Francisco, California. She started singing in public at 6 years old, where she was paid. At age 16, she ran away from home to Hollywood to become a dancer. On the night she ran away, her mother secretly left some hard-earned cash for her to support herself, despite her father's objection.
She is a celebrity, diva and grand dame who discovered John Lone, Joan Chen, supermodels Jade Go, Ming Na, and Lucy Liu.
She performed ballet right into her 90s, where she was caught by an
interviewing journalist doing splits and pirouettes as "morning
exercise".
She studied with Balanchine and trained in classical ballet and jazz.
She was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at Lincoln Center, New York in winter of 2002. Her thank you speech quoted on the New York Times was, "Age is just a number, and I have an unlisted number."
Ben Stiller has been quoted in the press as calling Jadin Wong the "original Dragon Lady", before Ziyi Zhang.
She has performed in Hong Kong, Paris, Cuba, Germany and New York during her younger days in Forbidden City.
She traveled extensively to entertain American troops during World War II and nearly sacrificed her life for her country when she was nearly blown up by German enemy planes near the Black Forest.
She was recognized by President Ronald Reagan for her role in entertaining the nation's troops and by the U.S. House of Representatives for her cultural contributions to the nation. She was invited by President George Bush to the White House in 2004, but remains a staunch Democrat.
She retired from performing on Broadway and cabaret comedy and went into theatrical agenting in the mid-seventies, where she cast for Bernardo Bertolucci and brought David Henry Hwang to fame with her theatrical connections.
She married into the blueblood family of New York Theatre, the Chichesters, and the Jewish circle of playwrights and artists. Before Barbra Streisand became famous, Streisand was the opening act for Wong's show in New York. Streisand was subsequently replaced by Ben Stiller. She remains an honorary member of the Loews Theatre.
She was featured in the New York Times in 2003 and 2004 as one of most glamorous grand dames of New York.
Wong was featured in Times, Newsweek and The New York Times. She currently resides in Manhattan.
| Jadin Wong | |
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| Born | May 24, 1913 San Francisco, California, US |
| Origin | California, USA |
| Died | March 30, 2010 (aged 96) New York City, New York, US |
| Occupations | Dancer, Celebrity, Comedian, Agent Extraordinaire |
| Instruments | Body, hands, voice |
Jadin Wong (May 24, 1913 – March 30, 2010)[1] was a Chinese-American singer, dancer, comedienne, and theatrical agent and manager.
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Wong was born in Stockton, California and ran away to Hollywood as a teenager. She started singing in public at 6 years old, where she was paid. At age 16, she ran away from home to Hollywood to become a dancer. On the night she ran away, her mother secretly left some hard-earned cash for her to support herself, despite her father's objection.
Wong was a celebrity, diva and grand dame who discovered John Lone. She performed ballet right into her 90s, where she was caught by an interviewing journalist doing splits and pirouettes as "morning exercise". She studied with Balanchine and trained in classical ballet and jazz.
She was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at Lincoln Center, New York in winter of 2002. Her thank you speech quoted on the New York Times was, "Age is just a number, and I have an unlisted number." Ben Stiller has been quoted in the press as calling Jadin Wong the "original Dragon Lady", before Ziyi Zhang.[citation needed]
She performed in Hong Kong, Paris, Cuba, Germany and New York during her younger days in Charlie Low's Forbidden City.
She traveled extensively to entertain American troops during World War II and nearly sacrificed her life for her country when she was nearly blown up by German enemy planes near the Black Forest.[citation needed]
She was recognized by President Ronald Reagan for her role in entertaining the nation's troops and by the U.S. House of Representatives for her cultural contributions to the nation. She was invited by President George Bush to the White House in 2004, but remains a staunch Democrat.[citation needed]
Wong retired from performing on Broadway and cabaret comedy and went into theatrical agenting in the mid-seventies, where she cast for Bernardo Bertolucci and brought David Henry Hwang to fame with her theatrical connections.
Wong married into the blueblood family of New York Theatre, the Chichesters, and the Jewish circle of playwrights and artists. Before Barbra Streisand became famous, Streisand was the opening act for Wong's show in New York. Streisand was subsequently replaced by Ben Stiller. She remains an honorary member of the Loews Theatre. She was featured in the New York Times in 2003 and 2004 as one of most glamorous grand dames of New York.
Wong was featured in Times, Newsweek and The New York Times. She resided in Manhattan.
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