Editing Run Run Shaw (section)

{{Short description|Hong Kong entertainment mogul and philanthropist (1907–2014)}}
{{EngvarB|date=May 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Shao|Shaw (Shao/Siu)]]|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix   = [[The Honourable]] Sir
| name               = Run Run Shaw
| honorific_suffix   = [[Grand Bauhinia Medal|GBM]], [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire|CBE]]
| image              = Run Run Shaw 1955.jpg
| caption            = Shaw in 1955
| native_name        = {{nobold|邵逸夫}}
| native_name_lang   = zh
| birth_name         = Shao Renleng ({{lang|zh-hant|邵仁楞}})
| othername          = Shao Yifu ({{lang|zh-hant|邵逸夫}}) <br/>Siu Yat-fu<br/>Uncle Six ({{lang|zh|六叔}}, Luk Suk)<ref>{{cite web|title=Sir Run Run Shaw|work=Hong Kong Movie Database|url=http://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=13230&display_set=eng|access-date=16 January 2014}}</ref>
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|df=yes|1907|11|19}}
| birth_place        = [[Ningbo]], [[Zhejiang]], [[Qing China]]
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2014|1|7|1907|11|19}}
| death_place        = [[Kowloon]], [[Hong Kong]], [[China]]
| occupation         = Businessman, filmmaker, philanthropist
| boards             = [[Shaw Brothers Studio]],<br/>[[Television Broadcasts Ltd.]]
| years_active       = 1925–2012
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
*{{marriage|Wong Mee-chun ({{lang|zh-hant|黃美珍}})|1931|1987|end=died}}
*{{marriage|[[Mona Fong]]|1997}}
}}
| children           = 4
| relatives          = [[Runje Shaw]]<br/>[[Runde Shaw]]<br/>[[Runme Shaw]]
}}
{{Infobox Chinese
| pic = Sir Run Run Shaw, Avenue of Stars.JPG
| picsize = 150px
| piccap = Shaw's star on the [[Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong|Avenue of Stars]]
| showflag = c
| c = 邵逸夫
| p = Shào Yìfū
| mi = {{IPAc-cmn|sh|ao|4|-|yi|4|f|u|1}}
| myr = Shàu Yìfū
| w = Shao<sup>4</sup> I<sup>4</sup>-fu<sup>2</sup>
| y = Siuh Yaht-Fū
| j = Siu6 Jat6 Fu1
| ci = {{IPA|yue|ɕìːu jɐ̀t fúː|}}
}}

'''Sir Run Run Shaw''' {{postnominals|country=HKG|GBM|CBE}} (born '''Shao Renleng'''; 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.<ref name="abc news">{{cite news |last=Chan |first=Kelvin K. |date=7 January 2014 |title=HK Movie Mogul Run Run Shaw Has Died |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/hk-movie-mogul-run-run-shaw-died-age-21443107 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107081010/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/hk-movie-mogul-run-run-shaw-died-age-21443107 |archive-date=2014-01-07 |access-date=2025-03-15 |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> He founded the [[Shaw Brothers Studio]], one of the largest film production companies in Hong Kong, and [[TVB]], the dominant television company in Hong Kong.

A well-known philanthropist, Shaw donated billions of [[Hong Kong dollars]] to educational institutions in Hong Kong and mainland China. More than 5,000 buildings on Chinese college campuses bear his name,<ref name="chinadaily" /> as does [[Shaw College (Hong Kong)|Shaw College]] of the [[Chinese University of Hong Kong]]. He also established the [[Shaw Prize]] for Astronomy, Life Science & Medicine and Mathematical Sciences.