Nelson Wong

from San Francisco

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Biography

Born in San Francisco 1895. Died in Surabaya. Education: St John University (Junior). The eldest of these 'Wong Brothers'—besides Joshua Wong and Othniel Wong—was raised in mainland China. His father, Traveling Evangelist (Traveling Evangelist) Wong Siong Tek hoped that his sons and daughters would become Pastors, so Nelson, the eldest child, was sent to school in California. But this teenager was more interested in traveling in Hollywood, so he had an apprenticeship with D.W. Griffith and served as an assistant cameraman in the making of The Musketeers of Pig Alley. When he learned of his son's behavior in America, Wong Siong Tek followed him to America with Joshua and Othniel, to be able to pull his brother out of the film. But it turns out that Nelson's two younger brothers also 'fallen' into the film.

Timeline

1941

1940

  • Poster for Siti Akbari

    Director of Photography

1939

  • Poster for Gagak Item

    Sound Designer

1932

  • Poster for Zuster Theresia

    Director of Photography

1931

1930

  • Poster for Lari Ka Arab

    Director of Photography

1929

  • Poster for Si Tjonat

    Producer

  • Poster for Rampok Preanger

    Director of Photography

1928

  • Poster for Lily van Java

    Director of Photography