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Run Run Shaw
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His Shaw Brothers Studios produced almost 1,000 films and brought kung fu movies into the popular mainstream.
He was knighted by
Queen Elizabeth II
in 1977.
He launched the careers of stars such as 'Yun-fat Chow' and
Maggie Cheung
.
He was the founder of the Shaw Prizes, which mark achievements in mathematics, astronomy, and medicine.
Brother of
Runme Shaw
aka Shaw Brothers
He died on January 7, 2014, at 6.55am, at home in the company of his family, in Hong Kong. He was cremated at the Cape Collinson Crematorium in Chai Wan, Hong Kong.
He had two daughters and two sons, with his first wife, Lily.
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