Li Ling-Ai

Li Ling-Ai (李靈愛, also Gladys) (May 19, 1908 – October 2003) was a noted Chinese-American film producer, born in Hawaii, the sixth of nine children.

[1] Prior to the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War, she lived in China, studying Chinese music and directing theatre productions at the Beijing Institute of Fine Arts.

She joined the board of directors of the Sun Chung Kwock Bo newspaper.

[2] She was a co-producer and sponsor of the documentary Kukan (1941), an account of how China's people endured the Second Sino-Japanese War.

In addition to her producing work, Ling-Ai was a confidante for Ripley's Believe It Or Not, a dancer, a relief worker, and a theater director.