Run Run Shaw
Hong Kong entertainment mogul and philanthropist (1907–2014) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Run Run Shaw GBM CBE (19 November 1907 – 7 January 2014), also known as Shao Yifu and Siu Yat-fu, was a Hong Kong businessman, filmmaker, and philanthropist. He was one of the foremost influential movie moguls in the East Asian and Hong Kong entertainment industry.[2] He founded the Shaw Brothers Studio, one of the largest film production companies in Hong Kong, and TVB, the dominant television company in Hong Kong.
The Honourable Sir Run Run Shaw | |
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邵逸夫 | |
Born | Shao Renleng (邵仁楞) (1907-11-19)19 November 1907 Ningbo, Zhejiang, Qing dynasty |
Died | 7 January 2014(2014-01-07) (aged 106) Kowloon, Hong Kong |
Other names | Shao Yifu (邵逸夫) Siu Yat-fu Uncle Six (六叔, Luk Suk)[1] |
Occupation(s) | Businessman, filmmaker, philanthropist |
Years active | 1925–2012 |
Board member of | Shaw Brothers Studio, Television Broadcasts Ltd. |
Spouses | |
Children | 4 |
Relatives | Runje Shaw Runde Shaw Runme Shaw |
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Chinese | 邵逸夫 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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A well-known philanthropist, Shaw donated billions of Hong Kong dollars, HKD, to educational institutions in Hong Kong and mainland China. More than 5,000 buildings on Chinese college campuses bear his name,[3] as does Shaw College of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He also established the Shaw Prize for Astronomy, Life Science & Medicine and Mathematical Sciences.