19 17 in April, Wu Zuguang was born in Beijing and his ancestral home was in Wujin, Jiangsu.

After graduating from high school, Wu Zuguang entered the Literature Department of China-France University. After only one year's study, I was invited by Yu Shangyuan, a dramatist, to serve as the secretary of the president's office at Nanjing National Theatre Academy, and later as a teacher of China literature and Chinese drama history.

1937, Wu Zuguang finished his first play, Phoenix.

From 1937 to 10 in 1947, Wu Zuguang created 1 1 plays, which made him stand in the history of modern drama with his unique artistic contributions.

Before liberation, he worked as a director in the Central Youth Drama Club, China Drama Art Club and Hong Kong Yonghua Film Company, and edited several newspaper supplements.

After liberation, Wu Zuguang published the drama collection Snow Collection and the prose collection Flower of Art, and directed many art films at the same time. Among them, Mei Lanfang's Stage Art, Luoshen and Tears in the Barren Mountains left precious materials for Peking Opera masters Mei Lanfang and Cheng.

195 1 year, Wu Zuguang got married with a famous Pingju performer.

From 65438 to 0957, Wu Zuguang was classified as a "Rightist" and sent to the Great Northern Wilderness to supervise labor.

From 65438 to 0960, Wu Zuguang returned to Beijing Experimental Peking Opera Troupe and China Opera Research Institute as a screenwriter, and wrote Peking Opera scripts such as Three Strings of Tao and Three Seasons of Banquet. The screenplay adapted from the Pingju "Flowers as Media" can be regarded as a model of traditional Chinese opera innovation.

After the "Cultural Revolution", Wu Zuguang wrote the drama "The Wandering Son" based on his wife's new life experience. Tan jialun finishing

Mr Wu Zuguang died of heart failure on April 9th, 2003 1 1:05.