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Lady Sim Jae Soon

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“After Dongnang passed away, she was the chairman of the board of Seoul Arts College and Korea Art Research Center before she passed away in September 1990, making the hard basement for Seoul Institute of the Arts, and also contributed to the development of Korea Cultural Art.”

The Late Sim Jae Soon: Born in 1908, Seoul / The Chairman of the Board of Seoul Arts College and Korea Art Research Center

History

1990.9.17.

Before she passed away, she devoted her life and whole property to Korea Art Research Center(Seoul Arts College)

1981

13 weeks after the announcement of the Charter of National Education, receive award certificate from Education Minister

1976

Receive Cultural Achievement Award from Ewha Women’s University

1974

Appointed to Chairman of the board in Korea Theatre Lab(Seoul Arts College) after Dongnang passed away

1958.8.26.

Incorporated foundation Korea Theatre Lab(한국연극연구소)(Drama Center) establish and also support

1956

Invitation from the Rockefeller Foundation, look around 16 countries include USA and East Asia for see International Theatre with Yoo Chi Jin

1951

Support New-play Council Theater Company to be founded

1946

Theatre Art Association(극예술협회)(Previous model of Shin Hyup) organizing

1941

Hyundai Theater Company founded

1939

Her second son, Se Hyung born

1938

Her first son, Duk Hyung born

1936

Her First daughter, In Hyung born

1935

Married with Dongnang Yoo Chi Jin at the temple Seokwangsa(석왕사) in Mt.Geumgang
Annual Spring Literary Contest Winning Play “People Living in Fleeing”

1934

Part-time teacher in Gyeongseong Women’s Art School
Work as a teacher in Sookmyung Women’s High School

1930

Graduate Tokyo Women’s School of Fine Arts

1927

Complete Ewha Women’s College

1926

Graduate Sookmyung Women’s High School

1908

At 16, 1st street of Seodaemun-gu, born in 1908 having Mr.Sim Kyu Sup(son of Sim Sang Hoon, the Minister of Interior in Emperor Kojong) as a father, and having Lady Han Jin Ho(daughter of Han Kyu Sul, political secretary in the late Joseon Dynasty) as a mother

Lady Sim Jae Soon, born at Janggyo-dong, Seoul on July 11, 1908.
Her father is Sim Kyu Sup(son of Sim Sang Hoon, the Minister of Interior in Emperor Kojong) and Lady Han Jin Ho(daughter of Han Kyu Sul, political secretary in the late Joseon Dynasty) as a mother. Lady Sim finished Sookmyung Women’s School and through Ewha Women’s College, graduated Tokyo Women’s School of Fine Arts.

Lady Sim Jae Soon was a unique Modern Woman. Highly educated person, born in a noble family, through Sookmyung and Ewha, graduated from Tokyo Women’s School of Fine Arts.
She was such a talented writer. Her play “People Living in Fleeing” won the Annual Spring Literary Contest in Chosun News, and it was the start of theatrical life that led to the marriage with Dongnang Yoo Chi Jin.
After marrying Dongnang Yoo Chi Jin, she gave up every chance to flower her talent in art, and devoted her life and property for Dongnang to flower his talent. In 1947, After the independence, helping Yoo Chi Jin to establish Theatre Art Association and building Drama Center with their whole property in 1958 with his husband represents her passion of Theatre.
Lady Sim Jae Soon just helped Yoo Chi Jin to concentrate in the Drama Center and Seoul Theatre School(Now Seoul Institute of the Arts) with her great patience.

Lady Sim Jae Soon, before she passed away in September 1990(after Dongnang passed away), elected as a chairman of the board in Seoul Arts College and Korea Art Research Center, formed the foundation for them. Also she contributed to the development of Korean Cultural Art.
People will remember her as an ideal Korean woman with her graceful dignity and smile.