Veteran actor of "17th Parallel Days and Nights" passed away
People's Artist Doan Dung - famous actor of "17th Parallel Day and Night" - just passed away at 8:50 am on September 17, at the age of 80. "His death is a great loss to the entire Vietnamese cinema industry," People's Artist The Anh shared with VietNamNet.
The funeral of People's Artist Doan Dung begins at 8:00 a.m. on September 18, 2018 at the City Funeral Home, 25 Le Quy Don, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City. |
After many days in a coma, actor Doan Dung, once famous for the film "17th Parallel Days and Nights", passed away on the morning of September 17. He was considered one of the pillars of Vietnamese revolutionary cinema, along with People's Artist The Anh, Tra Giang...
Sharing with VietNamNet, People's Artist The Anh - a close friend of People's Artist Doan Dung said: "He passed away so quickly, 3 months ago he came to my house to visit. Hearing the news of his passing this morning, I was very sad. Doan Dung was a talented artist, passionate about his profession. His death means losing a very valuable and influential voice in the profession. Vietnamese cinema has just lost a precious person who devoted himself to art."
"17th Parallel Day and Night" (1972) is one of the classic films of Vietnamese cinema. |
People's Artist The Anh said that People's Artist Doan Dung suffered from many illnesses at the same time, all of which were serious, so despite intensive treatment, he did not survive.