人民表演艺术家张瑞芳于2012年6月28日以94岁高龄在上海仙逝了。早在上个世纪30年代,张瑞芳在重庆入党后其单线联系人就是周恩来,之后风风雨雨几十年,张瑞芳与周恩来、邓颖超夫妇结下了深厚的情谊。由于笔者从事伟人周恩来的研究工作,在征集史料或是在有关纪念周恩来的活动中,都使我有机会接触到张瑞芳这位杰出的表演艺术家。首次相见1997年底前的一天,细雨霏霏,天寒地冻。我正在为周恩来遗物陈列馆(这是当时中央为纪念周恩来百年诞辰批准的名字,即现在的周恩来纪念馆内的仿西花厅)的陈列布展忙碌,忽然接到通知,说有一批和周总理感情很深的上海的老艺术家、老艺人要来参观周恩来遗物陈列馆。 People’s performing artist Zhang Ruifang passed away in Shanghai on June 28, 2012 with 94 years of age. As early as the 1930s, after Zhang Ruifang joined the party in Chongqing, his single-line contact was Zhou Enlai. After decades of ups and downs, Zhang Ruifang and Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao’s couple formed a profound friendship. Since I was engaged in the research work of the great man Zhou Enlai, I had the opportunity to meet with Zhang Ruifang, an outstanding performing artist, in collecting historical materials or in commemorating Zhou Enlai’s activities. The first day before the end of 1997, one day, drizzle began to rain, cold. I was busy displaying the exhibition hall of Zhou Enlai relics (this was the name of the Central Committee commemorating the centenary of Zhou Enlai’s centenary approved by the Central Government at that time) and was suddenly informed that a group of Premier Zhou’s feelings Deep Shanghai’s old artists, old artists to visit Zhou Enlai relics Museum.