Run Run Shaw
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1907
- Died
- 2014
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Liang Shanbo yu Zhu Yingtai
- Shaolin yu Wudang
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Production · Shanghai, China
Sir Run Run Shaw GBM CBE, also known as Shao Yifu and Siu Yat-Fu, was a Hong Kong entertainment mogul and philanthropist. He was one of the most influential figures in the Asian entertainment industry.
Known for
- Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks — Self (archive footage)2019
- The Legend of Run Run Shaw — Himself (archive footage)2014
- Cinema Hong Kong: The Beauties of the Shaw Studio — Self2003
- Citizen Shaw — Self1980
- Fists of Fire — Self1975
- The World of Kung Fu — Self1973
- Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong — Self1973
- What Makes Shaw Run Run? — Self1972
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 4
- Total plays
- 48
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,321x
- Glide: A New Approach for Rapid, Accurate Docking and Scoring. 1. Method and Assessment of Docking Accuracy
· 2004 · cited 8,879x
- Global and regional diabetes prevalence estimates for 2019 and projections for 2030 and 2045: Results from the International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas, 9th edition
· 2019 · cited 8,715x
- The Cancer Genome Atlas Pan-Cancer analysis project
· 2013 · cited 7,996x
- Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
· 2012 · cited 6,723x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- Shao Renleng ( 邵仁楞 ) , ( 1907-11-19 ) 19 November 1907, Ningbo , China
- Died
- 7 January 2014 (2014-01-07) (aged 106), Kowloon , Hong Kong , China
- Other names
- Shao Yifu ( 邵逸夫 ) , Siu Yat-fu, Uncle Six ( 六叔 , Luk Suk)
- Occupations
- Businessman, filmmaker, philanthropist
- Years active
- 1925–2012
- Board member of
- Shaw Brothers Studio , Television Broadcasts Ltd.
- Spouses
- Wong Mee-chun ( 黃美珍 ) ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1931 ; died 1987 ) Mona Fong ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1997 )
- Relatives
- Runje Shaw , Runde Shaw , Runme Shaw
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 14 October 1907
- Died
- 7 January 2014
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Shao
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of China
- Place of birth
- Ningbo
- Place of death
- Hong Kong
- Sibling
- Runje Shaw
- Occupation
- philanthropist
- Educated at
- University of Hong Kong
- Languages spoken
- Shanghainese
Article
Sir Run Run Shaw GBM CBE (born Shao Renleng; 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. 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.
A well-known philanthropist, Shaw donated billions of Hong Kong dollars to educational institutions in Hong Kong and mainland China. More than 5,000 buildings on Chinese college campuses bear his name, 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.
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