Cao Yu — Chinese Playwright born on September 24, 1910, died on December 13, 1996
Cao Yu, born as Wan Jiabao, was a renowned Chinese playwright, often regarded as China's most important of the 20th century. His most well-known works are Thunderstorm, Sunrise and Peking Man. It is largely through the efforts of Cao Yu that the modern Chinese "spoken theater" took root in 20th-century Chinese literature... (wikipedia)