Twenty Questions: Round 306

[Hominidae]

Free guess I.M. Pei.

My one concern with this guess is that if I.M. Pei was the answer, and QM had answered "yes" to "visual arts and performing arts", that would mean they were already considering architecture as a visual art, because it clearly isn't a performing art. So it wouldn't make sense for them to ask for clarification on my question, if they didn't ask for clarification before.

[Wattsthematter]

I’ve always used visual to narrow down “the arts” to something that is appreciate with our sight… sure, you could argue any art could be “visual” in one fashion or the other, but this would be pedantic. Dancing, drawing, painting, sculpting, bodybuilding are all good examples

[Hominidae]

I’ve always used visual to narrow down “the arts” to something that is appreciate with our sight… sure, you could argue any art could be “visual” in one fashion or the other, but this would be pedantic. Dancing, drawing, painting, sculpting, bodybuilding are all good examples

I think the big question is whether film is considered a visual art, and if so, if anyone involved in a film is a visual artist, or only people who are somehow involved in aesthetic aspects of it.

[Wattsthematter]

Primarily known for involvement in film and/or TV?

If no, is this an instrumentalist, singer, dancer or conductor?

[Wattsthematter]

I’ve always used visual to narrow down “the arts” to something that is appreciate with our sight… sure, you could argue any art could be “visual” in one fashion or the other, but this would be pedantic. Dancing, drawing, painting, sculpting, bodybuilding are all good examples

I think the big question is whether film is considered a visual art, and if so, if anyone involved in a film is a visual artist, or only people who are somehow involved in aesthetic aspects of it.

That depends on whether or not Robert Eggers directed the film

[Hominidae]

I’ve always used visual to narrow down “the arts” to something that is appreciate with our sight… sure, you could argue any art could be “visual” in one fashion or the other, but this would be pedantic. Dancing, drawing, painting, sculpting, bodybuilding are all good examples

I think the big question is whether film is considered a visual art, and if so, if anyone involved in a film is a visual artist, or only people who are somehow involved in aesthetic aspects of it.

That depends on whether or not Robert Eggers directed the film

Now I need to know why Google says he was born in Lee, New Hampshire, but Wikipedia says he was born in New York City.

[DreamTrawler]

Primarily known for involvement in film and/or TV?

Yes.

[DreamTrawler]

Free guess I.M. Pei.

Not I.M. Pei.

[Hominidae]

Primarily known for acting?

If no, free guess: Sun Yu (not the badminton player)

[DreamTrawler]

Primarily known for acting?

If no, free guess: Sun Yu (not the badminton player)

Yes.

[Wattsthematter]

Were many of this person’s roles in English language movies?

[DreamTrawler]

Were many of this person’s roles in English language movies?

No.

[Wattsthematter]

Free guess: Jin Shan

[DreamTrawler]

Free guess: Jin Shan

Not Jin Shan.

[Hominidae]

1, 2, 4, 7, 13. Real human male born between 1875 and 1920
3, 4, 5, 9. Born in what is now China
6. Not a native speaker of an Indo-European language
8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16. Best known for acting in film or on TV (not politics, government, military, or writing)
10. Alive at the beginning of 1979
17. Few (if any) roles in English-language movies

NOT
I.M. Pei (cdngooner)
Jin Shan (Wattsthematter)

[cdngooner]

I really want to say Jin Yan, who was the biggest Chinese film star of the 30's, but he was born in Korea.

The only other one I can find who fits is quite obscure. I have used my free guess, so I'll ask a conditional question, so at least if I'm wrong I'll narrow the field for the rest of the players.

Was this person notably a member of the Communist Party (notably, in the sense that it is mentioned in his Wikipedia entry)?

If yes: Zhao Dan.

[DreamTrawler]

I really want to say Jin Yan, who was the biggest Chinese film star of the 30's, but he was born in Korea.

The only other one I can find who fits is quite obscure. I have used my free guess, so I'll ask a conditional question, so at least if I'm wrong I'll narrow the field for the rest of the players.

Was this person notably a member of the Communist Party (notably, in the sense that it is mentioned in his Wikipedia entry)?

If yes: Zhao Dan.

No.

[cdngooner]

Then either I have missed someone quite obvious, or this person is way too obscure to be a subject of this game.

[DreamTrawler]

Then either I have missed someone quite obvious, or this person is way too obscure to be a subject of this game.

I am being a bit tricky with something, but the subject is I think more well known in the West than any of the actors mentioned so far.

[Hominidae]

Free guess: Tang Kee-chan