[KS] RE: Koreanstudies Digest, Vol 21, Issue 17

[Bub-Joo S. Lee (GKN-LA.net)]

A more extensive bio of Philip is available at the same site
(http://www.philipahn.com/pacessay.html).  The author, Philip Cuddy, can be
reached at flipped at pacbell.net.

Philip and Philson are deceased, but Ralph is still alive -- your grad
student should be able to reach him through Philip Cuddy (who is based in S.
California).

Bub-Joo Lee

P.S. An interesting piece of trivia -- Philson received a BS in Chem. Eng.
>From UC Berkeley, and was a VP at Hughes Airspace until his retirement. When
I spoke with him a few years back, he said that he had wanted to be an
architect, but those around urged him to study chemistry, because "Koreans
needed to learn bomb making skills" -- presumably because of the Japanese
occupation of Korea. He also said that he had worked with "that German guy"
-- Werner Von Braun -- on rocket fuel development.... 

-----Original Message-----

Michael,

Here is from a website dedicated to Philip Ahn:

http://www.philipahn.com/odds.html

"The Other Phil Ahn
  The estimable Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com) is a treasure 
trove of information about films and filmmakers. But if you ask it for 
Philip Ahn's filmography, you'll be told that he is sometimes credited as 
Philson Ahn. Don't believe it.

  Philson Ahn was Philip Ahn's younger brother and had a brief film career, 
mostly in the late 1930s, before deciding to study engineering. Perhaps his 
most often seen performances were as Prince Tallen in the twelve-episode 
serial Buck Rogers with Larry (Buster) Crabbe. His other screen appearances 
included small roles in The Good Earth (1937), Disputed Passage (1939), 
Panama Patrol (1939), Barricade (1939), and Island of Lost Men (1939). 
Perhaps the confusion arises because Philip also appeared in these same 
films. Philson Ahn died in May 2001.

  Ralph Ahn, the youngest of the three brothers, is also a film and 
television actor. He appeared in a least one film with Philip, Confessions 
of an Opium Eater (1962). You can check his other credits in the Internet 
Movie Database."

  T



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "michael Robinson" <robime at indiana.edu>
To: "Korean Studies Discussion List" <Koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws>
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 1:04 PM
Subject: Re: [KS] Fwd: Question


>
> Thomas:
>
> re: The Ahn's acting careers (?)  aren't  Philson and Philip one in the 
> same.  I thought there were only two boys in the family Philip and Ralph.
>
> MRobinson
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Thomas duvernay" <bluelake at handong.edu>
> To: "Korean Studies Discussion List" <Koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws>
> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 4:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [KS] Fwd: Question
>
>
>>
>> He could have been, as his acting career goes back to 1935 ("A Scream in 
>> the Night").  He had a brother, Philson, with an uncredited early role in

>> "The Good Earth" (1937).  You can find their bios on the Internet Movie 
>> Database (IMDB):
>>
>> http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0014217/ (Philip's)
>>
>> If you dig around on IMDB, you can find scores of people of both Korean 
>> ancestry and/or Korean birth.
>>
>> Thomas
>>
>>
>>
>> -- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "michael Robinson" <robime at indiana.edu>
>> To: "Korean Studies Discussion List" <Koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws>
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 12:16 PM
>> Subject: Re: [KS] Fwd: Question
>>
>>
>>>
>>> probably Philip Ahn, eldest son of Ahn Ch'angho as an Asian heavy in a 
>>> replayed 1940s B film on TV.
>>>
>>> MRobinson
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "joy kim" <joykim at usc.edu>
>>> To: <Koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 1:27 PM
>>> Subject: [KS] Fwd: Question
>>>
>>>
>>>> Dear List members,
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone answer this question?
>>>>
>>>> Joy Kim
>>>> Curator, Korean Heritage Library http://www.usc.edu/isd/korean
>>>> University of Southern California
>>>> University Park
>>>> Los Angeles, CA90089-0154
>>>> Tel: 213-740-2329 / Fax: 213-740-7437

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