Hong Kong entertainment mogul and philanthropist (1907–2014)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Shaw (Shao/Siu).
The Honourable
Sir Run Run Shaw
GBM, CBE
邵逸夫
Shaw in 1955
Born
Shao Renleng (邵仁楞)
(1907-11-19)19 November 1907
Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
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
Wong Mee-chun (黃美珍)
(m. 1931; died 1987)
Mona Fong
(m. 1997)
Children
4
Relatives
Runje Shaw Runde Shaw Runme Shaw
Run Run Shaw
Shaw's star on the Avenue of Stars
Chinese
邵逸夫
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Shào Yìfū
Wade–Giles
Shao4 I4-fu2
Yale Romanization
Shàu Yìfū
IPA
[ʂâʊ îfú]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Siuh Yaht-Fū
Jyutping
Siu6 Jat6 Fu1
IPA
[ɕìːujɐ̀tfúː]
Sir Run Run ShawGBM 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, 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.
^"Sir Run Run Shaw". Hong Kong Movie Database. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
^"HK Movie Mogul Run Run Shaw Has Died". abc news. 7 January 2014.
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