Upgrader Sir Run Run Shaw passes away peacefully at 107

[Asterix]

Film magnate and philanthropist Run Run Shaw passed away on Tuesday. He was 107.

Shaw, born in 1907, founded the Shaw Organisation with his brother in 1926 in Shanghai. Four years later, the firm became Shaw Studios, which grew to be Asia's largest studio by 1958.

He launched TVB in November 1967, and as controlling shareholder, Run Run Shaw attracted top talents to the station, ushering in what many call the golden age of TV entertainment in Hong Kong.

His studio produced more than 1,000 films and invested numerous others, including Ridley Scott's cult classic Blade Runner, according to the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, which gave him a Special Award just last month.

After a 44-year career, Run Run Shaw stepped down from all his TVB posts in December 2011. In March that year, Shaw sold his entire 26 per cent holding in TVB to a group of investors for HK$6.26 billion.

He is survived by his wife, Mona Fong Yat-wah, with whom he had three sons and two daughters.

http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1399612/media-mogul-run-run-shaw-dies-107

 

[AhMeng]

Howard Shaw's granddad???

 

[PhilipsM]

Wow...you mean there is a likelihood that Mr Lee Kuan Yew will live to that age too?

 

[AhMeng]

Wow...you mean there is a likelihood that Mr Lee Kuan Yew will live to that age too?

LKY will live to 108 ... the more u people wish he dies, the longer he lives and haunt all you Sinkies!

 

[looneytan]

LKY will live to 108 ... the more u people wish he dies, the longer he lives and haunt all you Sinkies!

not many years more

 

[gingerlyn]

I think LKY will never die.
he will just go slowly and slowly and sitting there and not moving one day.
his body will there and people will cover his body with kim chua (gold papers)

 

[enterprise2]

[SUB][/SUB]

Howard Shaw's granddad???

Don't think Howard is in his good books lately!!

 

[AhMeng]

[SUB][/SUB]

Don't think Howard is in his good books lately!!

Will Howard get a share in the inheritance??? :*:

 

[HTOLAS]

Now I know why most of the Shaw shows in the 1970s and early 80s were produced by Mona Fong.

He is survived by his wife, Mona Fong Yat-wah, with whom he had three sons and two daughters.
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1399612/media-mogul-run-run-shaw-dies-107

 

[Asterix]

Now I know why most of the Shaw shows in the 1970s and early 80s were produced by Mona Fong.

Read somewhere that they met in the 1950s at a club in Singapore which he regularly patronised where she was a singer. Then he was already married.

So there could be two reasons for the move to Hong Kong:

1) how Old Fart treated the then independent Straits Times is a good indication of how Lightning will be bad for his business; and

2) personal.

 

[Asterix]

邵逸夫在美國人開辦的「上海青年會英文中學」唸書時，就已經加入長兄邵仁傑在1924年成立的天一影片公司，助兄長開拓外埠發行。畢業後他放棄升學，全身投入電影製作。在18歲時，他已經成為攝影師，作品包括《珍珠塔》（上下集）及《西遊記》等等。

Run Run Shaw was already active in the Shaw brothers’ film business when studying in an American established high school in Shanghai. Upon graduation he abandoned university studies in favour of film production. At 18, he already had made several productions.

天一影片在創業首兩年發展迅速，其他電影公司於是組成「六合影業公司」，群起杯葛「天一」，迫使上海甚至南洋的大戲院，不再播放天一的電影，史稱「六合圍剿」。1927年，邵逸夫與三哥邵仁枚便推出流動放映車，為星馬鄉村送片上門，是中國影業史上的首創。

The brothers were so successful in their first 2 years in business that other major players ganged up to force Shanghai and even Southeast Asian cinemas to stop showing their films. To counter this, in 1927, Run Run (brother number 6) and brother number 3 launched mobile cinemas in Singapore and Malaysia.

從1928年開始，邵家三兄弟不斷收購星馬的戲院和遊樂場，組成屬於自己的院線和發行網絡，十年間開設了110間電影院、9間遊樂場和劇場。[2]在1931年，邵逸夫赴美購買有聲電影設備和學習當地的技術。九一八事變發生後，即1932年，因為局勢不穩，「天一影業」決定遷往香港發展，並建立了「天一港廠」。1934年，天一憑藉邵逸夫引進的技術，推出了中國電影史上第一套，由中國人獨力製作的有聲電影《白金龍》（粵語），為中國電影技術帶來突破。

From 1928 onwards, the brothers went on a buying spree, acquiring cinemas and leisure parks in Malaysia and Singapore to build up their own network. In 1931, Run Run was sent to America to learn advanced Western techniques.

在1938年天一影業正式改名為「南洋影片公司」，其後第二次世界大戰波及東南亞，香港、南洋地區相繼淪陷，邵氏各兄弟的電影事業大受打擊。戰後，二哥仁棣回港重建業務，並於1948年將「南洋影片」改名「邵氏父子」。同時間，邵逸夫與三哥仁枚的新加坡電影公司「邵氏兄弟」亦重拾軌道。但「父子公司」在港的發展不順，遭「電懋」和「長城」兩大電影公司夾擊，所以邵逸夫決定接掌香港的電影生意。在1957年，邵逸夫回港以32萬元買下「父子公司」的清水灣地皮，興建邵氏影城，成立了「邵氏兄弟(香港)有限公司」，自立發展他的電影事業。

The brothers’ businesses in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong were greatly affected by the Japanese occupation during World War 2. After the war, brother number 2 returned to Hong Kong to look after this side of the business. At the same time, Run Run and brother number 3 rebuilt the Singapore business. However, the Hong Kong side did not do well as the two existing big players colluded to try to force the brothers out. In 1957, Run Run bought over a site at Clear Water Bay for HKD 320,000 and the rest is history.

http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/邵逸夫

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Howard Shaw's granddad???

Grand uncle....Howard's granddad was runme shaw.

Run run was a great philanthropist....lky can't hold a candle to and no chance to live as long.

 

[Neptune]

106 or 7 ?


Media mogul Run Run Shaw dies at 106

PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 07 January, 2014, 9:53am
UPDATED : Tuesday, 07 January, 2014, 10:41am

Vivienne Chow
[email protected]

Sir Run Run Shaw. Photo: Reuters

Entertainment tycoon and philanthropist Sir Run Run Shaw passed away at home on Tuesday morning. He was 106.

Local Chinese media said he was 107.

Shaw was instrumental in shaping Hong Kong media culture, co-founding the Shaw Brothers Studio, which produced more than 1,000 films since its establishment in 1958, and Television Broadcasts (TVB), Hong Kong’s first free television, in 1967.

Shaw attracted top talents to the station, the city's largest film studio and television broadcaster, ushering in what many call the golden age of TV entertainment in Hong Kong.

TVB veteran Liza Wang praised Shaw for building Hong Kong into “Hollywood East” through his movies and TV productions.

Shaw was also a well-known philanthropist who had a passion for education. Lawmaker James To recalled he once asked Shaw how many schools he had. “He then sank into deep thoughts for two minutes,” To said in a radio show this morning. “Then he said he had more than 4,000 schools.”

To said he had run into Shaw a few times on the MTR many years ago. “He was in his 80s. He said it was rush hour and he had to be on time,” To said.

Former TVB general manager Stephen Chan agreed that the tycoon had placed high emphasis on education. “Don’t think education is expenses. Education is investment,” he quoted Shaw as saying to a government official.

Shaw was known to be a keen practitioner of qigong, an exercise aligning energy and the body. Former TVB general manager Ho Ting-kwan said Shaw began practising qigong in his 60s and he did it first thing in the morning. He said he ate very little each meal and went to bed early, which was his secrets to longevity.

Shaw was received Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1974 and was knighted in 1977. In 1998, he received Grand Bauhinia Medal from the Hong Kong government.

He set up Shaw Prize in 2004 awarding scientists who have achievements in the areas of astronomy, mathematics and life and medical science.

Shaw, born on November 23, 1907, originally founded the Shaw Organisation with his brother in 1926 in Shanghai. Four years later, the firm became Shaw Studios.

He invested in many notable films, including Ridley Scott's cult classic Blade Runner, according to the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, which gave him a Special Award just last month.

After a 44-year career, Run Run Shaw stepped down from all his TVB posts in December 2011. In March that year, he sold his entire 26 per cent holding in TVB to a group of investors for HK$6.26 billion.

He is survived by his wife, Mona Fong Yat-wah, with whom he had three sons and two daughters.

With additional reporting from Danny Mok

 

[escher]

I think LKY will never die.
he will just go slowly and slowly and sitting there and not moving one day.
his body will there and people will cover his body with kim chua (gold papers)

ha ha ha ha!

Not to worry.

Smear of shit on sole of shoe LKY will die in weeks or months to come.
The ghouls and demons waiting to fuck and tiew LKY will be happy very soon


And also the hooters waiting for LKY to go so they can start the hooting for the billions will be granted their wishes soon

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Read somewhere that they met in the 1950s at a club in Singapore which he regularly patronised where she was a singer. Then he was already married.

So there could be two reasons for the move to Hong Kong:

1) how Old Fart treated the then independent Straits Times is a good indication of how Lightning will be bad for his business; and

2) personal.

Shaw did not dance to lky tune.
Shaw began to shift their businesses out of SG and made hk their base after pap came to power.
To lky that is a vote of no confidence.
Ever wondered why a prominent family like shaw is not as connected as other elites or even have a listed entity in SG? Its due to lky vindictive nature.

 

[navigator667]

wow 107! must be a great life for him.

 

[GOD IS MY DOG]

Wow...you mean there is a likelihood that Mr Lee Kuan Yew will live to that age too?

i thought of that too..................it gave me the chills.............

 

[Equalisation]

Heard from my seniors some years back that he always take 2 or 3 at one time !

 

[johnny333]

He was a true philantropist. When I was working at Shaw centre I found out that many of the uncles & aunties who were working there for the Shaw organisation were actually charity cases. They were invited to join the Shaw organisation. These older workers would probably not otherwise be employed because of their age.

He also donated generously to the school(s) in Spore.

 

[nutbush]

Hong Kong film pioneer Run Run Shaw dies aged 106

一路走好！

http://www.plushasia.com/article/27216

Hong Kong - The film pioneer hailed as the father of Hong Kong cinema, Run Run Shaw, died Tuesday at the age of 106.

Shaw, one of the co-producers of Ridley Scott's 1982 cult hit "Blade Runner" and a score of martial arts films, passed away at home, according to Television Broadcast Ltd (TVB), which he helped founded.

The media mogul, who was knighted by Britain's Queen Elizabeth in 1977 for his public service as a long-time backer of the Red Cross, founded TVB in 1967.

Its sitcoms, variety shows and soap operas became immensely popular among the Chinese diaspora in southeast Asia, putting the former British colony on the global entertainment map.

Silver screen mega-stars such as Chow Yuen-fat, Tony Leung, Stephen Chow and Andy Lau all had their big breaks on TVB television dramas in the 1980s.

"With his vision and energy, he had built (TVB) to become Hong Kong's premier television station and a world leader in the Chinese-language television industry," TVB said in a statement.

Hong Kong's chief executive Leung Chun-ying, leader of the city of seven million people, praised Shaw's achievements in the entertainment industry.

"Sir Run Run Shaw has for a long time promoted the entertainment industry in Hong Kong, his philanthropy also has spread from Hong Kong to China and beyond. He is an elder that we very much respect," Leung told reporters.

Shaw was born in Ningbo, in Zhejiang province in China, in November 1907.

With his elder brother Runme Shaw, he founded a film production house first in Shanghai in 1927, and later in Hong Kong.

Shaw Brothers Studio has since produced around 1,000 titles, including a score of kung fu films, with "The 36th Chamber of Shaolin" and "Five Fingers of Death" hitting international theatres.

Shaw, whose movies were mostly in the Chinese language, failed to secure the legendary Bruce Lee in his production house following failed talks over renumeration.

Lee instead joined Golden Harvest, another Hong Kong-based production house founded by Shaw's former subordinate, Raymond Chow, from where the martial arts film icon shot to international stardom.

Shaw is also the backer of the $1 million Shaw Prize, often referred as the Nobel Prize of Asia.

The prize, which entered its tenth year in 2013 saw three scientists whose groundbreaking studies using fruit flies helped to uncover the workings of the human biological clock named the winners, among others.

Shaw's funeral will only be attended by family members, TVB said.

He is survived by his second wife Mona Fong, and his two sons and two daughters.