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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 ...
Jan 7, 2014 · HONG KONG (AP) — Pioneering Hong Kong movie producer Run Run Shaw, whose studio popularized the kung fu genre that influenced Quentin Tarantino and other Hollywood directors, died Tuesday. He was 107.
Jan 7, 2014 · Entertainment tycoon and philanthropist Sir Run Run Shaw passed away peacefully at home in the company of his family on Tuesday morning, his flagship broadcast firm said. A TVB statement said he...
Jan 7, 2014 · Run Run Shaw, who founded Shaw Brothers Studios and TVB, passed away at 107 in 2014. He was a major figure in Asia's film industry and a philanthropist who launched the Shaw Prizes.
Run Run Shaw, the colorful Hong Kong media mogul whose name was synonymous with low-budget Chinese action and horror films — and especially with the wildly successful kung fu genre, which...
Jan 7, 2014 · HONG KONG – Sir Run Run Shaw, one of the pioneers of the 20th century Chinese film industry, has died. Shaw, who co-founded the Shaw Brothers film studio with his brother Runme, had been...
In 1924, Tan Sri Dr Shaw arrived by steamer to Singapore to establish a film and theatre business. Overcoming incredible odds and through sheer hard work, Tan Sri Dr Shaw and his brother, Sir Run Run Shaw, began to build their film business one brick at a time.
