[PAR] [TLE] The Flower Drum Song [SEP] The Flower Drum Song is a novel by Chinese-American author C. Y. Lee, first published in 1957.  The novel tells the story of Chinese immigrants in San Francisco, and was a bestseller in its time.  It is the basis of 1958 musical "Flower Drum Song", and later a movie of the same title, released in 1961, starring Nancy Kwan and James Shigeta. [PAR] [TLE] James Shigeta [SEP] James Saburo Shigeta (June 17, 1929 – July 28, 2014) was an American film and television actor.  He was also a standards singer, musical theatre and nightclub performer, and recording artist.  He was a Sansei, a third-generation American of Japanese ancestry.  He was noted for his roles in "The Crimson Kimono" (1959), "Walk Like a Dragon" (1960), "Flower Drum Song" (1961), "Bridge to the Sun" (1961), "Die Hard" (1988), and "Mulan" (1998).  In 1960, he won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male, along with three other actors.
[PAR] [TLE] The Flower Drum Song [ SEP ] The Flower Drum Song is a novel by Chinese - American author C. Y. Lee , first published in 1957 . The novel tells the story of Chinese immigrants in San Francisco , and was a bestseller in its time . It is the basis of 1958 musical " Flower Drum Song " , and later a movie of the same title , released in 1961 , starring Nancy Kwan and James Shigeta . [PAR] [TLE] James Shigeta [ SEP ] James Saburo Shigeta ( June 17 , 1929 – July 28 , 2014 ) was an American film and television actor . He was also a standards singer , musical theatre and nightclub performer , and recording artist . He was a Sansei , a third - generation American of Japanese ancestry . He was noted for his roles in " The Crimson Kimono " ( 1959 ) , " Walk Like a Dragon " ( 1960 ) , " Flower Drum Song " ( 1961 ) , " Bridge to the Sun " ( 1961 ) , " Die Hard " ( 1988 ) , and " Mulan " ( 1998 ) . In 1960 , he won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male , along with three other actors .
When was the American film and television actor born who was a Sansei and a star of  "Flower Drum Song" (1961)?
When was the American film and television actor born who was a Sansei and a star of " Flower Drum Song " ( 1961 ) ?
June 17, 1929
June 17, 1929