Ma Sanli

Ma Sanli
Chinese name 馬三立 (traditional)
Chinese name 马三立 (simplified)
Pinyin Mǎ Sānlì (Mandarin)
Born October 1, 1914
Beijing, China
Died February 11, 2003(2003-02-11) (aged 89)
Tianjin, China
Occupation Xiangsheng actor
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ma.

Ma Sanli (Xiao'erjing: ﻣَﺎ صً لِ ， simplified Chinese: 马三立; traditional Chinese: 馬三立; pinyin: Mǎ Sānlì; 1914 – February 11, 2003) was a Chinese comedian in the traditional Xiangsheng or "crosstalk" style.[1]

Biography

Ma was born in Beijing; he was of the Hui ethnic group, and the son and grandson of practitioners of Xiangsheng. He was apprenticed to Zhou Deshan in 1929. Ma was a Chinese Muslim, his faith being Islam.

He came to be noted for avoiding complication in a way that kept his performances accessible to a mass audience. He pursued his art in Tianjin.

He became a widower in 1984. In December 2001, Ma retired from the Xiangsheng trade.

On February 11, 2003, he died in Tianjin after a long battle with cancer.[2][3]

Works

References

  1. ↑ Xiangsheng Artists: Ma Sanli
  2. ↑ 相声泰斗马三立辞世 (Ma Sanli Dies at 90)
  3. 1 2 Cross Talker Ma Sanli and Traditional Chinese Culture


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