James Wong

James Wong Jim Chinese 黃霑 Jyutping wong4 zim1 Cantonese Yale wòhng jīm 18 March 1941 24 November 2004 also known as 霑叔 or Uncle Jim was a Cantopop lyricist and songwriter based primarily in Hong Kong Beginning from the 1960s he was the lyricist for over 2000 songs collaborating with songwriter Joseph Koo aka Koo KarFai on many popular television theme songs many of which have become classics of the genre His work propelled Cantopop to unprecedented popularity He was also well known in Asia as a columnist actor film director screenwriter and talk show host He took part in creative directing positions within the entertainment industry in Hong Kong Description above from the Wikipedia article James Wong Jim licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia