Run Run Shaw

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Run Run Shaw was a Hong Kong media mogul and philanthropist best known for co-founding the Shaw Brothers Studio and TVB, and for his extensive charitable contributions to education and the sciences.

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instanceOf Hong Kong person
businessman
film producer
media mogul
philanthropist
television executive
alsoKnownAs Sir Run Run Shaw NERFINISHED
Uncle Six NERFINISHED
awardReceived Knight Bachelor of the United Kingdom
birthDate 1907-11-19
birthPlace Ningbo, Zhejiang, China NERFINISHED
citizenship China NERFINISHED
Hong Kong NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
coFounded Shaw Brothers Studio NERFINISHED
Television Broadcasts Limited NERFINISHED
deathDate 2014-01-07
deathPlace Hong Kong NERFINISHED
era 20th-century Hong Kong cinema
early Hong Kong television broadcasting
familyName Shaw NERFINISHED
founded Shaw Prize NERFINISHED
fullName Shao Yifu NERFINISHED
givenName Run Run NERFINISHED
honorificTitle Knight Bachelor
industry film industry
television industry
knownFor building schools and university facilities in China
supporting education
supporting scientific research
nativeName 邵逸夫 NERFINISHED
notableWork development of Hong Kong cinema
expansion of TVB in Hong Kong
occupation entrepreneur
film producer
philanthropist
television executive
philanthropicFocus education
medical facilities
sciences
positionHeld Chairman of Shaw Brothers Studio
Chairman of Television Broadcasts Limited
residence Hong Kong NERFINISHED
sibling Runde Shaw NERFINISHED
Runje Shaw NERFINISHED
Runme Shaw NERFINISHED
spouse Lily Shaw NERFINISHED
Mona Fong NERFINISHED

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Shaw Prize in Astronomy founder Run Run Shaw
Shaw Prize in Astronomy namedAfter Run Run Shaw
Shaw College foundedBy Run Run Shaw
Shaw College namedAfter Run Run Shaw