Run Run Shaw
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The Honourable Sir Run Run Shaw 邵逸夫 GBM, CBE |
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Run Run Shaw in 1927
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| Born |
Shao Renleng c. November 1907 Ningbo, Zhejiang, Qing China |
| Died | 7 January 2014 (aged 106) Kowloon, Hong Kong |
| Residence | Shanghai (until 1927) Singapore (1927–57) Hong Kong (1957–2014) |
| Other names | Shao Yifu Siu Yat-fu Uncle Six (Luk Suk) |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, filmmaker, investor |
| Years active | 1926–2011 |
| Board member of |
Shaw Brothers Studio, Television Broadcasts Ltd. |
| Spouse(s) |
Wong Mee-chun (黃美珍) (m. 1937–87) (deceased) Mona Fong (m. 1997–2014) |
| Children | Shaw Vee Meng (邵維銘) Shaw So Man (邵素雯) Shaw So Wan (邵素雲) Shaw Vee Chung (邵維鍾) |
| Parent(s) | Shaw Yuh Hsuen 邵行銀 Wang Shun Xiang |
| Relatives |
Runje Shaw Runde Shaw Runme Shaw |
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Shaw's star on the Avenue of Stars
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| Chinese | 邵逸夫 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Shào Yìfū |
| Wade–Giles | Shao4 I4-fu2 |
| Yale Romanization | Shàu Yìfū |
| IPA | [ʂâu îfú] |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Siuh Yaht-Fū |
| IPA | [ɕìːu jɐ̀t fúː] |
| Jyutping | Siu6 Jat6 Fu1 |
Sir Run Run Shaw, GBM, CBE (c. November 1907 – 7 January 2014), 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.
Run Run Shaw was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang, Qing China, and moved to Shanghai as a child. He was the youngest of the six sons of Shanghai textile merchant Shaw Yuh Hsuen (1867–1920) and his wife Wang Shun Xiang (1871–1939). His name at birth was Shao Renleng (邵仁楞), which was later changed to Shao Yifu (邵逸夫) because he thought that the average Chinese person would not know how to pronounce the character 楞 (léng). There are a number of explanations given for the use of his English name Run Run Shaw, but Shaw reportedly said that it was simply a transliteration of his birth name Shao Renleng in the Ningbo dialect.
There is some confusion surrounding Run Run Shaw's exact date of birth. He celebrated his birthdays on the 14th day of the 10th month of the Chinese calendar, which fell on 23 November in 2007, his 100th birthday. Many sources use 23 November 1907 as his birthdate. However, the 14th day of the 10th month of the Chinese calendar in 1907 corresponds to 19 November 1907 on the Gregorian calendar, which, according to China Daily was his birthdate.
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