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Run Run SHAW (1907 - 2014)

Chinese: 邵仁楞(六) (逸夫)
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Death: January 07, 2014 (106-107)
Hong Kong
Immediate Family:

Son of SHAW Yuh Hsuen, 邵行銀 and WANG Shun Xiang
Husband of Lily WONG Mee-chun 黃美珍 and Mona FONG Yat Wah, 方逸華
Father of Private; Private; Private and Harold SHAW Vee Chung 邵維鍾
Brother of Runje SHAW 邵仁傑; Runde SHAW 邵仁棣 and Runme SHAW 邵仁枚

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About Run Run SHAW 邵逸夫

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. 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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