The Teng Chun, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

The Teng Chun

Indonesian film director

Date of Birth: 18-Jun-1902

Place of Birth: Dutch East Indies

Date of Death: 25-Feb-1977

Profession: screenwriter, film director

Nationality: Indonesia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

The Teng Chun (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Zhèng Dingchun; Pe?h-oe-ji: Ten Teng-chhun; 18 June 1902 – 25 February 1977), also known by his Indonesian name Tahyar Idris, was a Chinese Indonesian film producer.
Born to a rich businessman, The became interested in film while still a youth.
After a period as an exporter, in 1930 he established Cino Motion Picture to produce films in the Dutch East Indies.
In a little over a decade he and his company had released at least 31 films, including some of the country's first talkies.
Although he experienced a brief resurgence during the 1950s, after Indonesia became independent, he spent the last years of his life as an English teacher.