Run Run Shaw

Also known as Siu Yat-fu, Sir Run Run Shaw, Shao Yifu, 邵仁楞, 邵伯, 邵老伯, 邵老六, 老六

Hong Kong entertainment mogul and philanthropist (1907-2014)

Person · Open Library

Born: 1907
Died: 2014
Works: 2

Top works

Liang Shanbo yu Zhu Yingtai
Shaolin yu Wudang

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Film & TV

Production · Shanghai, China

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.

Known for

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks — Self (archive footage)2019
The Legend of Run Run Shaw — Himself (archive footage)2014
Cinema Hong Kong: The Beauties of the Shaw Studio — Self2003
Citizen Shaw — Self1980
Fists of Fire — Self1975
The World of Kung Fu — Self1973
Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong — Self1973
What Makes Shaw Run Run? — Self1972

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Active from: 1978-11-26

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 4
Total plays: 48

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,410x
Glide: A New Approach for Rapid, Accurate Docking and Scoring. 1. Method and Assessment of Docking Accuracy
· 2004 · cited 8,925x
Global and regional diabetes prevalence estimates for 2019 and projections for 2030 and 2045: Results from the International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas, 9th edition
· 2019 · cited 8,764x
The Cancer Genome Atlas Pan-Cancer analysis project
· 2013 · cited 8,038x
Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
· 2012 · cited 6,740x

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Key facts

Born: Shao Renleng ( 邵仁楞 ) , ( 1907-11-19 ) 19 November 1907, Ningbo , 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)
Occupations: Businessman, filmmaker, philanthropist
Years active: 1925–2012
Board member of: Shaw Brothers Studio , Television Broadcasts Ltd.
Spouses: Wong Mee-chun ( 黃美珍 ) ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1931 ; died 1987 ) Mona Fong ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1997 )
Relatives: Runje Shaw , Runde Shaw , Runme Shaw

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Wikidata facts

Image: Run Run Shaw youth.jpg

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Commons category: Run Run Shaw
date of birth: 1907-10-14
date of death: 2014-01-07
birth name: 邵仁楞
name in kana: ランラン・ショウ
name in native language: Hon. Sir Run Run Shaw
start of work period: 1925-00-00

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Sir Run Run Shaw GBM CBE (born Shao Renleng; 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. 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.