He was born in Taipei's Wanhua district in 1924, and studied drama in Japan. In the years following Taiwan's 1945 return to Chinese rule, he was very much involved in theater activities, and was stage manager for plays such as Arhat Society and Banana Flavor.
一九二四年出生於台北萬華，日本大學藝術戲劇科肄業，在光復初期曾經熱中戲團活動，參與《羅漢社會》、《香蕉香》等舞台劇的舞台監督工作。