Thu, Apr 10, 2003 - Page 16 News List

The Leslie Cheung legend lives on

For 20 years he was one of the Chinese-speaking world's most popular artists, and although he decided to end it all on April 1, he'll never be forgotten

By Yu Sen-lun  /  STAFF REPORTER

Romantic problems, an inability to revisit the artistic heights of Farewell and Happy Together, and a decline of his idol status may all have contributed to his suicide. But, for an actor known to be afraid of heights, his jump from the Oriental Mandarin remains mysterious.

"Leslie often joked about being a legend. But I never thought that his legend would be completed in such a dramatic way. We will always remember him," said director Wang Kar-wai.

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