现代著名剧作家、导演。原籍江苏武进，吴祖光又名吴召石、吴韶，祖籍江苏武进，1917年4月21日出生于生于北京东城小草厂的一所大宅院里，家庭为吴祖光提供了一个文学的环境。其父吴瀛，曾参加创办故宫博物院，精于诗文书画、篆刻和古文物鉴赏，对吴祖光的文学生涯有深刻影响，同年吴祖光毕业于北京孔德学校。在中法大学文学系学习一年后，应聘任南京戏剧专科学校校长室秘书。1934年发表的小说《宫娥怨》，是其处女作。七七事变后，随剧校到湖南、四川担任语文和中国戏剧史的教学。1936年于中法大学文科肄业。1937年，吴祖光任南京国立戏剧专科学校校长室秘书，同年创作抗日话剧《凤凰城》，成为全国戏剧界与日本侵略者进行斗争的有力武器。随后几年间，他创作了《正气歌》、《风雪夜归人》、《林冲夜奔》、《牛郎织女》和《少年游》等剧作声震剧坛，以上作品均收入《吴祖光戏剧选》。1945年，他主编的《新民晚报》副刊率先发表了毛泽东的词作《沁园春·雪》。1946年，他在上海创办《新民晚报》“夜光杯”副刊和《清明》杂志，还创作《捉鬼传》和新剧《嫦娥奔月》，声讨国民党的反动统治，后受国民党反动派的迫害逃亡香港。1947年，他在香港编导了《国魂》、《莫负青春》、《山河泪》、《春风秋雨》和《风雪夜归人》等电影。新中国成立后，吴祖光陆续创作出反映纺纱女工的电影《红旗歌》和儿童剧《除四害》等作品。1954年后，吴祖光导演了电影《梅兰芳舞台艺术》、《洛神》、《荒山泪》，为梅兰芳、程砚秋两位京剧艺术大师留下了极其珍贵的资料。1963年，他与妻子新凤霞合作改编了评剧《花为媒》，成为了评剧舞台上的成功佳作。此外他还创作了《武则天》、《三打陶三春》、《闯江湖》、《新凤霞传奇》和《三关宴》等大量作品。
1937年─1948年吴祖光任南京国立戏剧专科学校讲师，重庆中央青年剧社、中华剧艺社编导，《新民晚报》副刊编辑，《清明》杂志主编，香港大中华影片公司编导，香港永华影业公司导演。1949年后吴祖光任中央电影局、北京电影制片厂导演，牡丹江文工团编导，中国戏曲学校、中国戏曲研究院、北京京剧院编剧，文化部艺术局专业创作员，中国文联委员、中国戏剧家协会常务理事、副主席，友谊出版公司名誉董事长。1957年曾被错划为右派，下放北大荒劳动。1960年回到北京，先后在中央戏曲学校实验京剧团和北京京剧团任编剧，写有《武则天》、《凤求凰》和《三打陶三春》等剧目。1979年调文化部艺术局从事专业创作。粉碎四人帮以后，写了京剧《红娘子》和话剧《闯江湖》，都颇受欢迎。他是第五届至八届全国政协委员。建国后吴祖光出版了戏剧集《风雪集》、散文集《艺术的花朵》，同时还执导了多部艺术影片，其中的《梅兰芳舞台艺术》、《洛神》、《荒山泪》等为后世留下了京剧艺术大师梅兰芳、程砚秋的珍贵资料。1960年回北京实验京剧团和中国戏曲研究院任编剧，创作了《三打陶三春》、《三关宴》等京剧剧本，所改写的评剧《花为媒》的电影剧本堪称传统戏翻新的典范之作。“文革”后，吴祖光创作了取材于妻子新凤霞生活经历的话剧《闯江湖》。2003年4月9日，因冠心病发作，在北京逝世，享年86岁。

在夫人新凤霞去世后不久，吴祖光由于心情郁闷和年迈，血管硬化引起脑血管栓塞，曾先后三次住院。但他依然保持着乐观的生活态度。平日，他经常站在自家的阳台上眺望，看车水马龙、人来人往，脸上流露出笑容……他还经常坐在轮椅上，由保姆陪着下楼去遛弯儿或去理发馆刮脸洗头，这是他认为最惬意的时光。吴祖光从小就与书结下了不解之缘。几年前，他虽然把他和新凤霞的藏书捐给了北京戏曲学校，可后来他收集的书又把家中的书柜装得满满的。
吴祖光还特别喜欢看足球比赛，几乎场场都看。其女儿吴霜笑着说：“爸爸年纪大了，看电视经常打瞌睡，可是看足球、拳击、京剧从来就没有出现过这种情况，尤其是看足球比赛，俨然一位20几岁的青年，嘴里不时地嘟囔着：‘犯规’……他虽然年迈体弱，大脑不像以前那样好使唤，可看起球来表情却很丰富。”吴祖光偏爱甜食，尤其爱吃汉堡包。为让老人笑口常开，吴霜还特意养了一对小宠物———Baby和PP。吴老最喜欢PP，每当他见到PP满屋跑淘气时，脸上总露出舒心的微笑，这两只可爱的小动物已成为他的“宠儿”。吴祖光时常摸摸它们，逗逗它们，诙谐地说自己家里现有“八口”——自己、女儿、女婿、外孙、两位保姆还有Baby与PP。

吴祖光生于一九一七年，彼时军阀混战，国家处于贫弱交加内外交困时期；及至成年，恰又逢上日寇侵华，民族危亡；待到新中国成立，吴祖光正处盛年，是创作的黄金时期，按理，作为少年即得大名，当时中国文坛屈指可数的优秀剧作家之一，本应该是写出更多能够揭示时代面貌的戏剧作品的时候。但很不幸，没过多久，整个国家就被推进到一种只准说梦话严禁说真话的状态，再后就是众所周知的十年浩劫。能够最终劫后遗存，进入晚年，是惟一的那么一点点苍凉的幸运；我平常一直认为，像吴祖光先生这辈人确实是生不逢时的。想来，和吴祖光一样有那些时代经历的人，有这种“生不逢时”的人生慨叹者，当不在少数。吴祖光的好友、书画家黄苗子，曾赠语吴祖光：“生不逢时，才气纵横。”这八个字，一方面自然评的是吴祖光，赞其之才，叹其之遇，另一方面又何尝不可以为黄苗子的自况呢。但吴祖光不同意他这位好友的赠语，自下断语曰：“生正逢时，死不介意。”吴祖光时常同友人表达这样一种观念。

Modern famous playwright and director. Originally from Jiangsu Wujin, also known as Wu Zuguang Wu Zhaoshi, Wu Shao, a native of Jiangsu Wujin, a large house was born on April 21, 1917 in Beijing Dongcheng grass plant was born, the family provides a literary environment for Wu Zuguang. His father, Wu Ying, was founded in the Imperial Palace Museum, in poetry and painting, carving and antiques appreciation, has a profound impact on the literary career of Wu Zuguang, the same year, Wu Zuguang graduated from the Beijing School of comte. After studying in the Department of literature of Sino French university for one year, he was appointed president of Nanjing drama school. In 1934 he published the novel "resentment" is the debut in China. After the 77 incident, he went to Hunan and Sichuan to teach Chinese and Chinese drama history. 1936 graduated in Sino French University of arts. In 1937, Wu Zuguang served as principal room Secretary of Nanjing national drama school, in the same year, he created the Anti Japanese drama "Phoenix City" and became a powerful weapon in the struggle between the national drama and the Japanese invaders. A few years later, he wrote "the righteous song", "snowy night." Lin Chong, "night flight", "Legend of love" and "youth Tour" drama drama silent earthquake, the above works are "income of Wu Zuguang's dramas.". In 1945, he was editor of the "Xinmin Evening News supplement published Mao Zedong's word for" snow ". In 1946, he founded in Shanghai, "Xinmin Evening News" "luminous cup" and "Qingming" magazine supplement, the creation of "ghost biography" and "new moon", denouncing the reactionary rule of the Kuomintang after the persecution by the Kuomintang reactionaries fled to Hongkong. In 1947, he was in Hongkong, director of the "national spirit" Youth "," negative "Mo Shan", "tears spring autumn" and "snowy night." film etc.. After the founding of new China, Wu Zuguang reflect spinning women in succession to create the film "red flag song" children's drama "chusihai" and other works. After 1954, Wu Zuguang directed the film "Mei Lanfang", "Luo" stage art, "barren tears", left a very valuable information for Mei Lanfang, Cheng Yanqiu two Peking Opera master. In 1963, he collaborated with wife Xin Fengxia adapted "as" a Peking Opera, Pingju opera masterpiece on the stage of success. He also created the "Wu Zetian", "three", "Tao Sanchun chuangjianghu", "the legend of Xin Fengxia" and "three banquet" and the large number of entries.
1937 - 1948 Wu Zuguang served as the Nanjing National School of drama lecturer, Chongqing Central Youth Drama and Chinese drama society director, "Xinmin Evening News supplement editor," Qingming "magazine editor, Hongkong China film company director, Hongkong Yonghua film company director. After 1949, Wu Zuguang president of the Central Bureau of the Beijing film studio, film director, screenwriter director of Mudanjiang Art Troupe, Chinese opera school, China Opera Research Institute, Beijing opera, art Bureau of the Ministry of culture of professional creative staff, Chinese Federation members, Chinese Dramatists Association executive director, vice president, honorary chairman of Friendship Publishing company. In 1957 he was wrong as right, decentralization of labor in the Great Northern Wilderness. In 1960 he returned to Beijing, in the Central Drama School of Peking Opera Troupe and Beijing opera screenwriter, wrote "Wu Zetian", "Feng QiuHuang" and "three" and other operas Sanchun tao. 1979 tune the Ministry of culture art Bureau engaged in professional creation. After the smashing of the gang of four, write opera "Red Lady" and the drama "Kenshin" are popular. He is the fifth to the eight CPPCC National committee. After the founding of Wu Zuguang published the drama "Snow", "flowers" of prose art, also directed a lot of art films, including "Mei Lanfang", "Luo" stage art, "barren tears" such as leaving a Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang, Cheng Yanqiu's precious materials. 1960 back to Beijing experimental Opera Troupe and the Chinese Opera Research Institute screenwriter, the creation of "three", "three Yan Tao Miharu" Peking Opera script, by rewriting the script as "Peking Opera" is a model for the renovation of traditional opera. After the cultural revolution, Wu Zuguang created a drama based on the life experience of his wife, "Chuang Chuang" by Xin Fengxia. April 9, 2003, died of coronary heart disease, died in Beijing, aged 86.

Shortly after the death of his wife Xin Fengxia, due to depressed mood and old age, hardening of blood vessels caused by cerebral embolism, has three hospitalization in. But he still maintained an optimistic attitude towards life. On weekdays, he often stands on its own balcony overlooking the water, see Malone, People are hurrying to and fro., face showing a smile...... He often sat in a wheelchair, accompanied by the nurse went downstairs to stroll or go to the barber to shave hair, he thinks this is the most comfortable time. Wu Zuguang grew up with the indissoluble bound book. A few years ago, although he put Xin Fengxia and his collection of books to the Beijing opera school, but later he collected books and his family in the bookcase filled.
Wu Zuguang also love to watch the football game, almost every game at all. His daughter Wu Shuang smiled and said: "my father is old, watching TV often doze off, but watching football, boxing, Peking Opera has never been the case, especially watching a football game, like a 20 year old youth, often in the mouth and murmured:" foul "...... Although he is old and weak, the brain is not as easy as before me, to see the ball to look very rich." Wu Zuguang has a sweet tooth, especially hamburgers. To let the old man smiling, Wu cream also specially have a pair of small pets -- Baby and PP. Wu old love PP, whenever he saw PP house run naughty, always exposed comfortable smile on the face, the two cute little animal has become his "beloved". Wu Zuguang often tease them, touch them, quipped home existing "eight" - and his daughter and son-in-law and grandson, two baby sitters are Baby and PP.
Wu Zuguang was born in 1917, when the country is poor and the warlord, and adult, was beset with troubles internally and externally; and on the Japanese invasion of China, the nation; when the new Chinese was founded, Wu Zuguang was the golden age of creation, in theory, as a teenager that name, one of the outstanding playwright China literary numbered, this should be written more able to reveal the face of the era of dramatic works. Unfortunately, not long before the whole country was pushed to a quasi truth in forbidden state, after ten years of catastrophe is as everyone knows. To what remains, in later, only a little bit bleak lucky; I usually always think like Mr. Wu Zuguang this generation is indeed the Born Under A Bad Sign. Presumably, those times experienced people like Wu Zuguang, the "Born Under A Bad Sign" of life sigh, when not in the minority. Wu Zuguang's friend, painter Huang Miaozi, who donated language Wu Zuguang: "Born Under A Bad Sign, brilliant." These eight words, a natural assessment is like Wu Zuguang, only sigh the case, on the other hand it can not be Huang Miaozi himself. But Wu Zuguang did not agree with his friends a language, since the judge said: "just die, don't mind." Wu Zuguang often expresses such an idea with his friends.