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Run Run Shaw
Sign in to saveAlso 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, born Shao Renleng in Shanghai in 1907, was a male entrepreneur, film producer, film director, and inventor. He began his work period in 1925 and operated in British Hong Kong, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Shaw was educated at the University of Hong Kong and held citizenship in China, British Hong Kong, the Qing dynasty, and the Republic of China. His ancestral home was the Zhenhai District, and his native language was Shanghainese. He also spoke Cantonese, English, and Putonghua.
He was married to Mona Fong and had siblings Runme Shaw and Runje Shaw. Shaw received the Grand Bauhinia Medal, the Commander of the Order of the British Empire, the title of Knight Bachelor, and an award from the Asia Pacific Film Festival. He died in Hong Kong on January 7, 2014. His field of work included film production, entertainment, and broadcasting.
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Film & TV
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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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
- 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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