Run Run Shaw

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Run Run Shaw
Born
邵仁楞

(1907-11-19)November 19, 1907
DiedJanuary 7, 2014(2014-01-07) (aged 106)[1]
OccupationTV producer
AwardsHong Kong Film Awards
  • Life Achievement Award 2007
Run Run Shaw
Chinese邵逸夫

Sir Run Run Shaw CBE, GBM (19 November 1907 – 7 January 2014)[2] was an important name in Hong Kong cinema. He made many films with his brother Runme Shaw. Later in life, he donated a lot of money to charity, schools, and hospitals.

He died at his residence on the morning of 7 January 2014 at 6:55am (HKT) at the age of 106 from natural causes, peacefully with his family by his side.[3]

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  1. Hong Kong's Run Run Shaw passes away at age 106
  2. "Run Run Shaw, Chinese-Movie Giant of the Kung Fu Genre, Dies at 106". New York Times. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  3. "邵逸夫爵士家中安詳離世 享年107歲". TVB News. 7 January 2014.

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