Sir Run Run Shaw | |
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邵逸夫 | |
![]() Shaw in 1955 | |
Born | Shao Renleng (邵仁楞) 19 November 1907 Ningbo, Zhejiang, China |
Died | 7 January 2014 Kowloon, Hong Kong, China | (aged 106)
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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Shaw's star on the Avenue of Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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,[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.
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