Run Run Shaw

Sir Run Run Shaw
邵逸夫
Shaw in 1955
Born
Shao Renleng (邵仁楞)

(1907-11-19)19 November 1907
Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
Died7 January 2014(2014-01-07) (aged 106)
Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
Other namesShao Yifu (邵逸夫)
Siu Yat-fu
Uncle Six (六叔, Luk Suk)[1]
Occupation(s)Businessman, filmmaker, philanthropist
Years active1925–2012
Board member ofShaw Brothers Studio,
Television Broadcasts Ltd.
Spouses
Wong Mee-chun (黃美珍)
(m. 1931; died 1987)
(m. 1997)
Children4
RelativesRunje Shaw
Runde Shaw
Runme Shaw
Run Run Shaw
Shaw's star on the Avenue of Stars
Chinese邵逸夫
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShào Yìfū
Wade–GilesShao4 I4-fu2
Yale RomanizationShàu Yìfū
IPA[ʂâʊ îfú]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSiuh Yaht-Fū
JyutpingSiu6 Jat6 Fu1
IPA[ɕìːu jɐ̀t fúː]

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.

  1. ^ "Sir Run Run Shaw". Hong Kong Movie Database. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  2. ^ "HK Movie Mogul Run Run Shaw Has Died". abc news. 7 January 2014.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference chinadaily was invoked but never defined (see the help page).