Thứ Ba, 12 tháng 1, 2016

Ngoc Duc

Ngoc Duc (1935-2012) was a popular actor of stage and film in South Vietnam who had first risen to prominence in the early 1950s as the leading man starring opposite leading actress Tuy Phuong for the Nam Dan Theater Troupe in numerous play productions in Saigon.  He would go on to star in many major motion pictures produced in Saigon prior to 1975, most notably Loan Mat Nhung (1970) starring Thanh Nga, Ngoc Phu, Kim Xuan and Thien Trang and Chan Troi Tim (Purple Horizon) (1971) starring Kim Vui, Hung Cuong, Thanh Lan and Mong Tuyen.  Among his most popular plays included Lan va Diep, Song Dai, Bong Chim Tam Ca, Vo va Tinh and Tra Hoa Nu.

Kim Vui and Ngoc Duc at Maxim's in Saigon (1972)






Ngoc Duc was formerly married to actress/singer Phuong Hong Ngoc from 1973 until 1988.  Together, the couple had two children, a son and a daughter.  In 1985, he and his then wife and their two children resettled in Paris, France.  A year following his divorce from Phuong Hong Ngoc, Ngoc Duc repatriated to Vietnam.  He remarried and took up residence in Ho Chi Minh City.  Ngoc Duc passed away on March 25, 2012 after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease.

Legendary Film and Stage Actress Kim Cuong at Ngoc Duc's Funeral (3-29-12)

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