Shigeta, James

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Name (Latin)
Shigeta, James
Other forms of name
Shigeta, Jimmy
Date of birth
1933-06-17
Date of death
2014-07-28
Occupation
Motion picture actors and actresses
Singers
Television actors and actresses
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 5133564
Wikidata: Q1400297
Library of congress: no 97026596
HAI10: 000257073
Sources of Information
  • IMDb, June 11, 2010(James Shigeta; b. June 17, 1933, Hawaii)
  • New York times (online), viewed July 30, 2014(in obituary published July 29: James Shigeta; James S. Shigeta; b. June 17, 1929 (some sources incorrectly say 1933), Honolulu; d. Monday [July 28, 2014], Los Angeles, aged 85; actor who challenged social boundaries when he emerged in the late 1950s as one of the first Asian-Americans to play leading roles in Hollywood)
  • Rodgers, R. Flower drum song [SR] 1957:container (James Shigeta, vocals)
  • Shigeta, J. Scene one [SR] 1961:label (Jimmy Shigeta, vocals)
  • The crimson kimonotitle frame (James Shigeta)
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Wikipedia description:

James Saburo Shigeta (Japanese: 繁田 三郎; June 17, 1929 – July 28, 2014) was an American actor and singer. He was known for his roles in the films The Crimson Kimono (1959), Walk Like a Dragon (1960), Flower Drum Song (1961), Bridge to the Sun (1961), Midway (1976), Die Hard (1988), and Mulan (1998). In 1960, he won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male, along with three other actors. In his early career, Shigeta often played romantic male lead roles, which were almost nonexistent for an actor of Asian descent during his time, making him a trailblazer in Asian-American representation in media. The Goldsea Asian-American daily magazine listed him as one of the "Most Inspiring Asian Americans of All Time". Before his Hollywood career he found success as a pop singer and performer abroad, especially in Japan and Australia.

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