Esther Eng (right) and unidentified woman. Date unknown. Esther Eng(September 24, 1914-January 25, 1970) was a Chinese American film director in both China and the United States. She garnered success and was adored by the press in the 1930s and 1940s while living openly as a lesbian. This is in part due to her association with the Cantonese opera, where homosexuality was accepted. A Sing Tao Daily News reporter called her “living proof of the possibility of same-sex love.” She quit directing in 1950 and entered into the restaurant business, where she was also a success. She died of cancer in January 1970 at the age of 55. Source: “Finding Voices Through Her Images: Golden Gate Girls ‭as an Attempt in Writing Women Filmmakers’ History” by Louisa Wei‬