Lee Dai Sor
Cantonese-language radio broadcaster and storyteller in Singapore (1913-1989)
Lee Dai Sor (born Lee Fook Hong; Chinese: 李福鴻; Jyutping: Lei5 Fuk1-hung4; 1913 – 23 March 1989) was a Singaporean broadcaster who served as a Cantonese storyteller for Rediffusion from 1949 to 1982.
Early life and education
Lee Fook Hong was born in 1913 in Telok Blangah, Singapore. He was the third of five sons. Lee's father, Li Geng, was a Guangdong-born steel burner repairman who became relatively prosperous after working for the Port of Singapore Authority. However, Li Geng returned to China and reportedly died of insanity after his wife (and Lee's mother) died giving birth.
Following their parents' deaths, Lee's elder brothers became his primary caretakers. Lee was educated at Yeung Ching School until Secondary Two, when the school ceased to provide secondary education. Thereafter, Lee attended the Anglo-Chinese Continuation School but dropped out midway to begin working odd jobs.
Career
In 1938, at a friend's suggestion, Lee successfully applied to be a storyteller for the Chinese arm of Radio Malaya, thus becoming the first such broadcaster in all of Malaya and Singapore. Lee adopted the Cantonese stage name "Lee Dai Sor" (Chinese: 李大傻; literally "Lee Big Fool"), which subsequently became his legal name after authorities mistook him for another Lee Fook Hong and accused him of tax evasion.
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