Q:What key details about yu shangyuan can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: yu shangyuan -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- october 4 , 1897 -- april 30 , 1970 -rrb- was a 20th-century playwright , chinese drama educationist and theorist . yu shangyuan 's hometown was in shashi , hubei province , china . his whole family depended on low wages to make a living . however , he enjoyed drama since he was a little boy . being recommended by hu shi -lrb- chinese : -rrb- and chen duxiu -lrb- chinese : -rrb- , he went to peking university and graduated from the english department , then , he went to america for further study . as one of the founders of chinese modern dramas , he made a considerable contribution to dramaturgical theory . his main achievements are his contribution to the development of '' the chinese drama movement '' -lrb- chinese : -rrb- and his representative works : syllabus of performing arts -lrb- chinese : -rrb- .
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- death date is 30 april 1970- birth date is 04 october 1897- name is yu shangyuan- nationality is chinese- birth place is shashi , hubei , china