42 years ago today, on December 27, 1983 (November 24, 1983 in the lunar calendar), film actor Jin Yan passed away. Jin Yan was originally named Jin Delin. Born on April 7, 1910. Originally from Pyongyang, North Korea. Film actor. In 1912, he fled with his father to Northeast China and settled in Qiqihar. In 1927, he went to Shanghai to do a documentary job at Minxin Film Company. The following year, he joined the Nanguo Art Drama Club and was influenced by Tian Han in artistic terms. In 1929, he starred in the film "The Romantic Swordsman". In 1933, he joined the League of China Left-wing Dramatists. From 1930 to 1936, he starred with Nguyen Lingyu in "Wild Grass and Flowers","A Cut of Plum","The Road","Langtao Sand","Go to Nature","Golden Age","Top Gun", etc., winning the audience with his fresh and simple performance style and being praised as the "movie emperor". During the Anti-Japanese War, he starred in films such as "Thousands of Miles in the Sky". After the founding of New China, he participated in the filming of films such as "Heavy Light of the Earth","The Great Starting Point","Mother","Eagle in the Storm", etc. He served as vice chairman of the Shanghai Film Association, representative of the first to fifth National People's Congress of Shanghai City, and member of the first and fifth Standing Committee of the Shanghai CPPCC. He passed away on December 27, 1983.