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Run Run Shaw

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Run Run Shaw

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Also known as Siu Yat-fu, Sir Run Run Shaw, Shao Yifu, 邵仁楞, 邵伯, 邵老伯, 邵老六, 老六

Hong Kong entertainment mogul and philanthropist (1907-2014)

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Run Run Shaw (1907–2014) was a Chinese entrepreneur, film producer, director, and inventor. Born in Shanghai, China, he began his work period in 1925 and was educated at the University of Hong Kong. His career spanned British Hong Kong, Singapore, and Hong Kong, with fields of work including entertainment and broadcasting. He held citizenship in China, British Hong Kong, the Qing dynasty, and the Republic of China.

Shaw’s notable works include *Liang Shanbo yu Zhu Yingtai* and *Shaolin yu Wudang*. He received the Grand Bauhinia Medal, the Commander of the Order of the British Empire, and the Knight Bachelor, among other awards. He was married to Mona Fong and had siblings Runme Shaw and Runje Shaw. He died in Hong Kong.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1907
Died
2014
Works
2

Top works

  • Liang Shanbo yu Zhu Yingtai
  • Shaolin yu Wudang

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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

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Active from
1978-11-26

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
4
Total plays
48

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. A global reference for human genetic variation

    · 2015 · cited 17,787x

  2. Glide:  A New Approach for Rapid, Accurate Docking and Scoring. 1. Method and Assessment of Docking Accuracy

    · 2004 · cited 9,087x

  3. 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 8,980x

  4. The Cancer Genome Atlas Pan-Cancer analysis project

    · 2013 · cited 8,304x

  5. Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC

    · 2012 · cited 6,795x

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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

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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
Native language
Shanghainese
Award
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Field of work
broadcasting
Image
Run Run Shaw youth.jpg
Work location
Hong Kong
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Commons category
Run Run Shaw
date of birth
1907-10-14
date of death
2014-01-07
birth name
邵仁楞
name in kana
ランラン・ショウ
name in native language
Hon. Sir Run Run Shaw
start of work period
1925-00-00
ancestral home
Zhenhai District
subject has role
centenarian
manner of death
natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview

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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