Philip Ahn
Birth name	Pil Lip Ahn
Born	March 29, 1905 Los Angeles, California, US
Died	February 28, 1978 (aged 72) Los Angeles, California, US

Philip Ahn (March 29, 1911 – February 28, 1978) was a Korean-American actor. Ahn was born Ahn Pil-rip in Highland Park, California, believed to be the first American citizen of Korean parents born in the United States. is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... United States may refer to: Places: United States of America SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever built. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... United States may refer to: Places: United States of America SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever built. ... Jamo redirects here. ... Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Highland Park is a district in on the East Side of Los Angeles. ...

Early Life

His mother, Helen Lee, was only the second Korean woman admitted into the United States, and his parents were the first Korean married couple admitted into the country, when they arrived in 1902. His father, Dosan Ahn Chang-ho, was an educator and an activist for Korean independence during the Japanese occupation. 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Ahn Chang-ho, pen name Dosan, (November 9, 1878 - March 10, 1938) was a Korean independence activist and one of the early leaders of the Korean immigrant community in the United States. ... Flag of the Japanese Resident General of Korea Anthem Kimi ga Yoa Korea under Japanese Occupation Capital Keijo Language(s) Korean, Japanese Religion Shintoisma Government Constitutional monarchy Emperor of Japan  - 1910–1912 Emperor Meiji  - 1912–1925 Emperor Taisho  - 1925–1945 Emperor Showa Governor-General of Korea  - 1910–1916 Masatake Terauchi...

While still in high school, Philip visited the set of the film The Thief of Bagdad, where he met Douglas Fairbanks. Fairbanks offered young Philip a screen test, and then a part in the movie. But when Philip rushed home to tell his mother, she refused to allow him to become an actor, saying "No son of mine is going to get mixed up with those awful people." This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This is about the 1924 film starring Douglas Fairbanks. ... Douglas Fairbanks (May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer, who became noted for his swashbuckling roles in silent movies such as The Mark of Zorro (1920), The Three Musketeers (1921), Robin Hood (1922), The Thief of Bagdad (1924) and The Black Pirate (1926). ... Screen Test was a British childrens quiz show produced by the BBC which ran from 1969 to 1984. ...

Ahn graduated from school in 1923, and went to work in the rice fields around Colusa, California. The field was owned by the Hung Sa Dan, or Young Korean Academy, a Korean independence movement which trained young Koreans to become leaders of their country once it became free from Japanese rule. Because Koreans could not own land, the Academy used Philip's American citizenship and put the property in his name. But because of heavy rains, the rice crops failed, and Philip found himself deep in debt not of his own making. Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Colusa is the county seat of Colusa County, California. ...

Philip's father was in Asia working for independence, so the younger Ahn had to support his mother and four younger siblings. He worked as an elevator operator in Los Angeles. A set of lifts in the lower level of a London Underground station. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State California County Los Angeles County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ...

College

In 1934 Philip began attending the University of Southern California. Although he was interested in the import-export business, a conversation with his father, who told him that if he really wanted to be an actor he had to commit to being the best actor he could be, convinced him to begin taking acting and cinematography courses. While in school he appeared in a stage production of Merrily We Roll Along, which toured in the Western United States. Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Trojan Shrine, better known as Tommy Trojan located in the center of University of Southern California campus. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Merrily We Roll Along is a play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, and a musical loosely based on it by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth. ...

While still in college, Philip served as president of the Cosmopolitan Club, chairman of the All University Committee on International Relations, and assistant to the dean of men, as advisor for foreign student affairs. Philip was responsible for organizing visits by many foreign dignitaries, including Princess Der Ling of China, Indian journalist Chaman Lal and archeologist-explorer Robert B. Stacey-Judd. Following his sophomore year, however, Philip dropped out of school to pursue acting full time. the Princess Der Ling was a Manchu princess, the daughter of Lord Yu Keng. ...

Career

Philip's first film was A Scream in the Night in 1935. He appeared in the Bing Crosby film Anything Goes the following year, although director Lewis Milestone had initially rejected him because his English was too good for the part. He appeared in many other films in this period, including Klondike Annie, The General Died at Dawn, The Good Earth, Thank You, Mr. Moto, Charlie Chan in Honolulu, King of Chinatown and Daughter of Shanghai. 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... This article is about the 1936 and 1956 films. ... Lewis Milestone (born Lev Milstein) (September 30, 1895 - September 25, 1980) was an accomplished, and award-winning motion picture director. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Klondike Annie is a 1936 black-and-white comedy film starring Mae West and Victor McLaglen. ... The General Died at Dawn is a 1936 film which tells the story of a mercenary who meets a beautiful girl while trying to keep arms from getting to a vicious warlord in war-torn China. ... The Good Earth (1937) is a movie based on the 1931 book of the same name by Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck about Chinese peasants who try to survive a locust invasion. ... Daughter of Shanghai was a 1937 American motion picture directed by Robert Florey, written by Gladys Unger and Garnett Weston, and starring Anna May Wong and Philip Ahn. ...

Ahn starred opposite Anna May Wong in the last two films, leading to gossip that the two would marry, but they never did. He later starred in The Story of Dr. Wassell and Stowaway, opposite Shirley Temple. He also appeared in The Keys of the Kingdom opposite Gregory Peck in 1944. Anna May Wong (January 3, 1905 – February 2, 1961) was the first notable Chinese American Hollywood actress. ... The Story of Dr. Wassel is a World War II film set in the Dutch East Indies, directed by Cecil B. DeMille in 1944. ... Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928) later known as Shirley Temple Black, is an American former child actress. ... The Keys of the Kingdom is a 1944 film which tells the story of a young priest who struggles to establish a mission in China. ... Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an Oscar-winning American film actor. ...

During the war years, he played many Japanese characters in various war films. Because of the violent hatred of Japanese during the war, many movie viewers sent him death threats. Partly in order to counter the image of him as an evil Japanese soldier, Philip Ahn joined the United States Army, but he was forced out because of a bad ankle. During his brief time in the Army, he served in Special Services, entertaining troops. The United States Army is the largest branch of the armed forces of the United States. ...

Following the war, Ahn appeared in Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing, Around the World in Eighty Days, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Paradise, Hawaiian Style, with Elvis Presley. One of the rare times he actually played a Korean character was in the 1956 Korean War film Battle Hymn. In the 1950s, he opened a Chinese restaurant with his sister, Soorah. "Phil Ahn's Moongate Restaurant" was one of the first Chinese restaurants in the San Fernando Valley, and existed for over thirty years before finally closing. Love is a Many-Splendored Thing is a 1955 film which tells the story of an American reporter who falls in love with a Eurasian doctor, only to encounter prejudice from both of their families. ... Around the World in Eighty Days is a 1956 movie based on the novel of the same name by Jules Verne. ... This article is about the 1967 film. ... Paradise, Hawaiian Style is a 1966 musical film and comedy starring [[Elvis Presley]. It was the third and final motion picture that he filmed in Hawaii. ... Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ... Battle Hymn was a 1956 film starring Rock Hudson, who starred as a United States Air Force Colonel who fed children during the Korean War. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... San Fernando Valley from its southwestern edge. ...

Ahn was always involved in the Korean community of Los Angeles. He worked hard to make Los Angeles a sister city of Pusan, Korea. He also helped to bring the Korean Friendship Bell to San Pedro. The Bell has been seen in many subsequent movies. He served as honorary mayor of Panorama City for twenty years. Pūsan is also a Vedic Hindu god. ... San Pedro is a community within Los Angeles, California, annexed in 1909 and a major seaport of the area. ... Panorama City is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley district of Los Angeles, California. ...

In 1968, Ahn made a USO tour of Vietnam, visiting both American and Korean troops throughout South Vietnam. Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... USO is a TLA that may stand for: Unidentified submarine object Udaipur Solar Observatory Ultra stable oscillator Unidentified submarine object or Unidentified swimming object or Unidentified submersible object Union der Schülerorganisationen (uso. ... Anthem Thanh niên Hành Khúc (Call to the Citizens) Capital Saigon Language(s) Vietnamese Government Republic Last President¹ Duong Van Minh Last Prime minister Vu Van Mau Historical era Cold War  - Regime change June 14, 1955  - Dissolution April 30, 1975 Area  - 1973 173,809 km² 67,108...

Ahn's last major role was that of "Master Kan" in the television series Kung Fu. A life-long Presbyterian, Ahn felt that the Buddhist homilies his character quoted did not contradict his own personal religious philosophy. A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Master Po (left) and Kwai Chang Caine (right) in a flashback from the episode Dark Angel, written by Herman Miller Kung Fu (1972-1975) was an award-winning American television series which starred David Carradine. ... Presbyterianism is part of the Reformed churches family of denominations of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of John Calvin which traces its institutional roots to the Scottish Reformation, especially as led by John Knox. ... A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE. It had subsequently been accepted by...

Philip worked to have his father and mother buried together in Seoul. His father had been buried far from the city because the Japanese hoped to play down his independence work. His mother had died in California. They had not seen each other from the time Dosan returned to Korea in 1926, before the birth of his youngest son. Working with the Korean government, Ahn helped to establish a park to celebrate his father's worth, and was able to have his parents buried there, together. Seoul (서울)   [] is the capital of South Korea and is located on the Han River in the countrys northwest. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Philip Ahn has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. A band plays on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ...

Philip's younger brother, Philson Ahn, worked until his death in 2001 to preserve Korea's tradition from falling apart. He worked with a gentleman named Joseph Shin to preserve the culture with his boy scout troop, and had a small acting career as well. He was best known as "Prince Tallen" in the twelve-episode serial Buck Rogers with Buster Crabbe. It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Buck Rogers is a fictional pulp character who first appeared in 1928 as Anthony Rogers, the hero of two novellas by Philip Francis Nowlan published in the magazine Amazing Stories. ... Buster Crabbe Buster Crabbe (February 7, 1908 – April 23, 1983) was an American athlete turned actor, who starred in a number of popular serials in the 1930s and 1940s. ...

References

• Pilato, Herbie J. The Kung Fu Book of Caine: The Complete Guide to TV's First Mystical Eastern Western. Boston: Charles A. Tuttle, 1993. ISBN 0-8048-1826-6

External links

• Philip Ahn: Born in America, by Philip Ahn Cuddy
• The Philip Ahn Admiration Society
• Philip Ahn at the Internet Movie Database
• Philip Ahn photo gallery