Modern famous playwright and director. Originally from Jiangsu Wujin, also known as Wu Zuguang Wu Zhaoshi, Wu Shao, a native of Jiangsu Wujin, a large house was born on April 21, 1917 in Beijing Dongcheng grass plant was born, the family provides a literary environment for Wu Zuguang. His father, Wu Ying, was founded in the Imperial Palace Museum, in poetry and painting, carving and antiques appreciation, has a profound impact on the literary career of Wu Zuguang, the same year, Wu Zuguang graduated from the Beijing School of comte. After studying in the Department of literature of Sino French university for one year, he was appointed president of Nanjing drama school. In 1934 he published the novel "resentment" is the debut in China. After the 77 incident, he went to Hunan and Sichuan to teach Chinese and Chinese drama history. 1936 graduated in Sino French University of arts. In 1937, Wu Zuguang served as principal room Secretary of Nanjing national drama school, in the same year, he created the Anti Japanese drama "Phoenix City" and became a powerful weapon in the struggle between the national drama and the Japanese invaders. A few years later, he wrote "the righteous song", "snowy night." Lin Chong, "night flight", "Legend of love" and "youth Tour" drama drama silent earthquake, the above works are "income of Wu Zuguang's dramas.". In 1945, he was editor of the "Xinmin Evening News supplement published Mao Zedong's word for" snow ". In 1946, he founded in Shanghai, "Xinmin Evening News" "luminous cup" and "Qingming" magazine supplement, the creation of "ghost biography" and "new moon", denouncing the reactionary rule of the Kuomintang after the persecution by the Kuomintang reactionaries fled to Hongkong. In 1947, he was in Hongkong, director of the "national spirit" Youth "," negative "Mo Shan", "tears spring autumn" and "snowy night." film etc.. After the founding of new China, Wu Zuguang reflect spinning women in succession to create the film "red flag song" children's drama "chusihai" and other works. After 1954, Wu Zuguang directed the film "Mei Lanfang", "Luo" stage art, "barren tears", left a very valuable information for Mei Lanfang, Cheng Yanqiu two Peking Opera master. In 1963, he collaborated with wife Xin Fengxia adapted "as" a Peking Opera, Pingju opera masterpiece on the stage of success. He also created the "Wu Zetian", "three", "Tao Sanchun chuangjianghu", "the legend of Xin Fengxia" and "three banquet" and the large number of entries.
1937 - 1948 Wu Zuguang served as the Nanjing National School of drama lecturer, Chongqing Central Youth Drama and Chinese drama society director, "Xinmin Evening News supplement editor," Qingming "magazine editor, Hongkong China film company director, Hongkong Yonghua film company director. After 1949, Wu Zuguang president of the Central Bureau of the Beijing film studio, film director, screenwriter director of Mudanjiang Art Troupe, Chinese opera school, China Opera Research Institute, Beijing opera, art Bureau of the Ministry of culture of professional creative staff, Chinese Federation members, Chinese Dramatists Association executive director, vice president, honorary chairman of Friendship Publishing company. In 1957 he was wrong as right, decentralization of labor in the Great Northern Wilderness. In 1960 he returned to Beijing, in the Central Drama School of Peking Opera Troupe and Beijing opera screenwriter, wrote "Wu Zetian", "Feng QiuHuang" and "three" and other operas Sanchun tao. 1979 tune the Ministry of culture art Bureau engaged in professional creation. After the smashing of the gang of four, write opera "Red Lady" and the drama "Kenshin" are popular. He is the fifth to the eight CPPCC National committee. After the founding of Wu Zuguang published the drama "Snow", "flowers" of prose art, also directed a lot of art films, including "Mei Lanfang", "Luo" stage art, "barren tears" such as leaving a Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang, Cheng Yanqiu's precious materials. 1960 back to Beijing experimental Opera Troupe and the Chinese Opera Research Institute screenwriter, the creation of "three", "three Yan Tao Miharu" Peking Opera script, by rewriting the script as "Peking Opera" is a model for the renovation of traditional opera. After the cultural revolution, Wu Zuguang created a drama based on the life experience of his wife, "Chuang Chuang" by Xin Fengxia. April 9, 2003, died of coronary heart disease, died in Beijing, aged 86.