【《巴山夜雨》、《城南旧事》导演吴贻弓逝世】 Fourth-generation Chinese director Wu Yigong, best known for his award-winning film "My Memories of Old Beijing," died at a hospital in Shanghai on Saturday. He was 80 years old. Born in Chongqing in 1938, Wu moved to Shanghai 10 years later. After graduating from Beijing Film Academy in 1960, he devoted his whole life to the film industry based in Shanghai, working as a director assistant, director, scriptwriter and producer. He shot to fame with the "Evening Rain," co-directed with Wu Yonggang, by scoring the first Golden Rooster Award for best motion picture in 1981. "My Memories of Old Beijing," Wu Yigong's first solo film based on the novel of the same name written by Lin Haiyin, won him multiple awards in 1983, such as the third Golden Rooster Award for best director, and the Golden Eagle Award for best picture at the second Manila International Film Festival. (Photos via VCG, Douban film) For more: http://t.cn/AiEH4I22