Run Run Shaw

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, China
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
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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.