Update August 16, 2016
| N.B. In connection with the recent discovery (and restoration of) the presumed lost 1927 Chinese film – Cave of the Silken Web 盤絲洞 at the National Library of Norway, the management of the Library is now desirous in making contact with Miss Judy Dan or members of her family. I've been asked by the Library to assist and hence the posting of this appeal. Will anyone, please, who knows the whereabouts of Miss Judy Dan, or how she could be contacted, including members of her family, email me at rudibutt@hotmail.com . Any and all information will be redirected to the National Library of Norway instantaneous. Thank you. Lost Cave of the Silken Web (1927) was directed by Dan Duyu 但杜宇 and featured Yan Mingzhu 殷明珠as lead actress. They were the parents of Miss. Judy Dan. (11/15/2013) |
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Miss Hong Kong Beauty Contest, as it was known at its debut in 1946, was organized under the auspicious of the Hong Kong China Amateur Swimming Club 香港中華業余泳團 and the Royal Air Force Club, no more than 10 months after the Imperial Japanese Army surrendered to the Allied Forces in Hong Kong. The contest was staged at the Ritz Garden Nightclub 麗池花園夜總會 in North Point for the reason that club owner, Lee Choi Fat 李裁法, was in fact the organizer of the event. Lee, a protégés of Shanghai crime boss Du Yuesheng 杜月笙, was acquitted after being charged in 1945 for the crime of collaborating with the enemy during the Japanese occupation. He was well connected in the political circles in China.
[1] Miss Universe was held the very first time in 1952 in Long Beach, California, USA. Number of entrants: 30. The results:
Miss Universe 1952: Armi Kuusela from Finland
1st runner-up: Elza Edsman from Hawaii
2nd runner-up Ntaizy Mavraki from Greece
3rd runner-up: Judy Dan from Hong Kong
4th runner-up: Renate Hoy from Germany
| Here are some of the modern-day beauty pageants and the years when they got started: | |
| 1940 | Miss Shanghai, organized and held at DD’s Night Club on July 5, 1940 |
| 1946 | Miss Hong Kong |
| 1951 | Miss World held in London and created by Eric Morley |
| 1952 | Miss Universe |
| 1952 | Miss USA, started off as a local “bathing beauty” competition organized by swimwear maker Catalina in Long Beach, California |
| 1960 | Miss International, held in Long Beach, California after Miss Universe moved to Miami Beach |
| [2] Judy Dan's Filmography | ||||
| Year | Title | Type | Role | |
| 1956 | The King and I | movie (21CF) | Royal Wife (uncredited) | |
| Flight to Hong Kong | movie (Rorvic Prod.; Sabre Prod.) | Stewardess (uncredited) | ||
| Matinee Theater: The Lighted Window (June 25, s1e168) | TV (NBC) | unknown | ||
| The Lone Ranger: The Letter Bride (November 15, s5e10) | TV | Mah Lin Soong | ||
| 1957 | The Seventh Sin | movie (MGM) | Mrs. Tim Waddington (uncredited) | |
| Pal Joey | movie | Hat Check Girl | ||
| 1958 | G.E. True Theater: The Cold Touch (s6e27) | TV | Airline Clerk | |
| 1960 | Wake Me When It's Over | movie | Geisha Girl | |
| Hawaiian Eye: Services Rendered | TV | Kelly Chou | ||
| Hawaiian Eye: Services The Bequest of Arthur Goodwin | TV | Secretary | ||
| Pete and Gladys: No Man Is Japan | TV | Fumiko | ||
| The Barbara Stanwyck Show: The Miraculous Journey of Tadpole Chan | TV | Miss Kow | ||
| Hong Kong: Blind Bargain | TV | Model | ||
| 77 Sunset Strip: The Wide-Screen Caper | TV | Lotus Lee | ||
| Richard Diamond, Private Detective: East of Danger | TV | Sally Fong | ||
| Johnny Ringo: Single Debt | TV | Lisa Lu Chung | ||
| Rescue 8: Ti-Ling as Kim | TV | Kim | ||
| Sugarfoot: The Highbinder | TV | Ah Yung | ||
| 1961 | Bachelor Father: Peter's Punctured Wedding (November 21; s5e9) | TV (ABC) | Lu San | |
| Adventures in Paradise: Queens Back to Back | TV | Mei Ling | ||
| 1962 | The Spiral Road | movie (Universal Pictures) | Laja | |
| Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock | movie (Gray-Mac Prod.) |
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| War Is Hell | movie | Yung Chi Thomas | ||
| Perry Mason: The Case of the Weary Watchdog (November 29; s6e9) | TV (CBS) | Trixie Tong | ||
| 1963 | My Three Sons: Honorable Grandfather (January 3; s3e16) | TV | Mai Pah | |
| 1967 | Kill a Dragon | movie (Aubrey Schenck Prod.) | Chunhyang | |
| 1969 | Get Smart: And Baby Makes Four Part 1 (November 7; s5e7) | TV (NBC) |
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| Get Smart: And Baby Makes Four Part 2 (November 14; s5e8) | ||||
Appendix I
Miss Hong Kong, 1946 - 1973 (U/C)
| Miss Hong Kong | 1st Runner-up | 2nd Runner-up | |
| 1946 | Lee Lan 李蘭, born 梁淑真 | Betty 白光, born 黃金鳳 | 潘江楓 |
| 1947 | 吳丹鳯 | 陳安妮 | 朱麗妍 and 白麗蓮 (dual winners) |
| 1948 | 鄧波兒, born 司馬音 | ||
| 1952 | Judy Dan 但茱迪 | ||
| 1954 | Virginia Lee 李慧珍 | 桑蓮宜 | 張慧珠 |
| 1959 | 莫萍貞 | 羅懿如 | 王麗貞, alias 莫愁 |
| 1960 | 張慧云 | 葛愛賢 | 李德 |
| 1962 | 龐碧光 | ||
| 1965 | 杜約克 | 趙莉莉 | |
| 1966 | 馬嘉慧 | ||
| 1973 | Deborah Lee, born 李敏儀, alias 李嬙, alias 狄波拉 |
Appendix II
Miss Hong Kong Organizaed by TVB, 1973 - 2012
| Miss Hong Kong | 1st Runner-up | 2nd Runner-up | |
| 1973 | Elaine Sung 孫泳恩 | Judy Yung 容朱迪 | Ethel Lau 劉慧德 |
| 1974 | Jo Jo Cheung 張文瑛 | Judith Dirkin 杜茱迪 | Judith Dirkin 李錦文 |
| 1975 | Mary Cheung 張瑪莉 | Teresa Chu 朱翠娟 | Conny Kwan 關淑芬 |
| 1976 | Rowena Lam 林良蕙 | Christine Leung 梁靜文 | Margaret Tsui 徐美玲 |
| 1977 | Loletta Chu 朱玲玲 | Lui Shui-yung 呂瑞容 | Dorothy Yu 余綺霞 |
| 1978 | Winnie Chan 陳文玉 | Faustina Lin 連惠玲 | Regina Tsang 曾慶瑜 |
| 1979 | Olivia Cheng 鄭文雅 | Mary Ng 吳美麗 | Maria Chung 鍾慧冰 |
| 1980 | Wanda Tai 戴月娥 | Julia Chan 陳鳳芝 | Janet Wong 黃靜 |
| 1981 | Irene Lo 勞錦嫦 | Winnie Chin 錢慧儀 | Deborah Moore 狄寶娜摩亞 |
| 1982 | Anglie Leon Leung 梁韻蕊 | Cally Kwong 鄺美雲 | Isabella Kau 寇鴻萍 |
| 1983 | Cher Yeung 楊雪儀 | Maggie Cheung 張曼玉 | Eve Lee 李月芙 |
| 1984 | Joyce Mina Godenzi 高麗虹 | Margaret Ma 馬倩衡 | Joan Tong 唐麗球 |
| 1985 | Shallin Tse 謝寧 | Aleen Lo 羅錦如 | Ellen Wong 王愛倫 |
| 1986 | Robin Lee 李美珊 | May Ng 吳婉芳 | Patty Ngai 倪萱彤 |
| 1987 | Pauline Yeung 楊寶玲 | Elizabeth Lee 李美鳳 | Wing Lam 林穎嫺 |
| 1988 | Michele Monique Reis 李嘉欣 | Sheila Chin 陳淑蘭 | Cynthia Cheung 張郁蕾 |
| 1989 | Monica Chan 陳法蓉 | Donna Chu 朱潔儀 | Isabel Leung 梁佩瑚 |
| 1990 | Anita Yuen 袁詠儀 | Helen Yung 翁杏蘭 | Noel Leung 梁小冰 |
| 1991 | Amy Kwok 郭藹明 | Valerie Chow 周嘉玲 | Ada Choi 蔡少芬 |
| 1992 | Emily Lo 盧淑儀 | Patsy Lau 劉殷伶 | Shirley Cheung 張雪玲 |
| 1993 | Hoyan Mok 莫可欣 | May Lam 林麗薇 | Middy Yu 余少寶 |
| 1994 | Halina Tam 譚小環 | Annamarie Wood 活麗明 | Theresa Lee 李綺虹 |
| 1995 | Winnie Young 楊婉儀 | Sofie Rahman 李嘉慧 | Shirley Chau 周婉儀 |
| 1996 | Lee San-san 李珊珊 | Chillie Poon 潘芝莉 | Fiona Yuen 袁彩雲 |
| 1997 | Virginia Yung 翁嘉穗 | Vivian Lee 李明慧 | Charmaine Sheh 佘詩曼 |
| 1998 | Anne Heung 向海嵐 | Jessie Chiu 趙翠儀 | Natalie Ng 吳文忻 |
| 1999 | Sonija Kwok 郭羡妮 | Marsha Yuan 原子鏸 | Myolie Wu 胡杏兒 |
| 2000 | Vivian Lau 劉慧蘊 | Margaret Kan 簡佩堅 | Maree Lau 劉嘉慧 |
| 2001 | Shirley Yeung 楊思琦 | Gigi Chung 鍾沛枝 | Heidi Chu 朱凱婷 |
| 2002 | Tiffany Lam 林敏俐 | Victoria Jane Jolly 左慧琪 | Cathy Wu 胡家惠 |
| 2003 | Mandy Lee Cho 曹敏莉 | Rabee'a Yeung 楊洛婷 | Priscilla Chi 戚黛黛 |
| 2004 | Kate Tsui 徐子珊 | Queenie Chu 朱慧敏 | Fu Sze-sze 符思思 |
| 2005 | Tracy Ip 葉翠翠 | Sharon Luk 陸詩韻 | Carrie Lam 林莉 |
| 2006 | Aimee Chan 陳茵媺 | Janet Chow 周家蔚 | Koni Lui 呂慧儀 |
| 2007 | Kayi Cheung 張嘉兒 | Grace Wong 王君馨 | Loretta Chow 周美欣 |
| 2008 | Edelweiss Cheung 張舒雅 | Skye Chan 陳倩揚 | Sire Ma 馬賽 |
| 2009 | Sandy Lau 劉倩婷 | Germaine Lee 李姿敏 | Mizuni Hung 熊穎詩 |
| 2010 | Toby Chan 陳庭欣 | Sammi Cheung 張秀文 | Lisa Ch'ng 莊思明 |
| 2011 | Rebecca Zhu 朱晨麗 | Hyman Chu 朱希敏 | Whitney Hui 許亦妮 |
| 2012 | Carat Cheung 張名雅 | Jacqueline Wong 黃心穎 | Tracy Chu 朱千雪 |
- TO BE COMPLETED -
5 comments:
Any updates on Judy after 1969? Did she have a role in Hong Kong's show business?
Thanks, but I do not have anything to add concerning Judy Dan at this time. Her acting career seemed to start and end in the United States; and nothing shows that she was ever involved in movie or television productions in Hong Kong.
Do you have a picture and the Name of Miss Hong Kong 1966 (or 1965) ?
Was it perhaps Lana Chow? Unfortunately I can not read the Chinese names!
Thanks for writing. Sorry, but I don't have a picture that you asked, and it wasn't Lana Chow. If you meant Lena Chow (of Hong Kong), I did find two articles about her, both dated 1965
Here's the links:
http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/62810222/
http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/4299299/
Hope she's the one you are looking for.
I am watching an episode of the old "Lone Ranger" TV series in which Ms. Dan appeared as a mail order bride for Victor Sen Yung. She was absolutely beautiful! According to IMDB, she is still alive, and is 86 years old. As to Mr. Yung, who became very famous playing "Hop Sing" on Bonanza and had an illustrious career, his story is sad. He had opened a Chinese pottery business, and was killed by a gas leak from one of his kilns. It was estimated by the coroner that his body wasn't discovered until about ten days later. His Bonanza costar, the late Pernell Roberts, paid for his funeral.
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