On this day, 85 years ago, on December 17, 1940 (November 19, 1940 in the lunar calendar), film artist Shen Xiling passed away. Shen Xiling On December 17, 1940, famous film artist and dramatist Shen Xiling died of illness in Chongqing. Shen Xiling, originally known as Xuecheng, and her pen name is Ye Chen. Born in 1904. People from Deqing, Zhejiang. In his early years, he went to Japan to study and studied painting at Tokyo Fine Arts School. He has a close relationship with dramatists such as Murayama Tomiyoshi and Akita Yuque. Since 1924, he has been an intern artist at the Tsukiji Small Theater in Japan. After returning to China in 1928, he joined the Creation Society and taught at Shanghai University of the Arts and China University of Art. In the winter of 1929, he organized the Shanghai Art Drama Society with Xia Yan, Feng Naichao and others to engage in the left-wing drama movement. In February 1930, he organized the Times Art Society with Xu Xingzhi and others to promote the left-wing art movement. In March of the same year, he joined the China Left Writers Alliance and was one of the initiators. In 1931, he joined Shanghai Tianyi Film Company as an artist. In July 1932, he founded the left-wing film theory publication "Film Art". He joined Star Films in 1933 and directed films such as "Women's Scream","24 Hours in Shanghai", and "Nostalgia". In April 1937, he directed and directed the film "Crossroads" and directed stage plays such as "Wu Zetian" and "Drunken Life". He joined Lianhua Pictures in the same year. In January 1938, he was elected as a director of the All-China Film Industry Anti-Enemy Association. In the same year, he joined the China Film Photography Studio as a director. In September 1939, he directed and directed the film "Children of China". "Crossroads" 1937 Director: Shen Xiling Starring: Bai Yang Zhao Dan Boatman Female Director: Shen Xiling