Runde Shaw (1898â€"1973), also known as Shao Cunren and Shao Rendi,
was the second-oldest of the Shaw brothers, originally from Ningbo,
Zhejiang, China, who established Tianyi Film Company (also called
Unique) in Shanghai in the early 1920s, setting the stage for what
would become the most prolific film production company in Asia. His
father was Shanghai textile merchant Shaw Yuh Hsuen (1867â€"1920).The
eldest Shaw brother Runje sent two of his younger brothers, Runme and
Run Run to Malaya in 1925 to establish a South East Asian film
distribution and cinema exhibition network for Unique's films. Under
the direction of Runme, this Singapore-based operation would
eventually grow to become known as the modern-day Shaw Organisation.In
1937, Runde traveled to Hong Kong to establish operations there.
Unique would be renamed Nanyang, later to become Shaw and Sons, with
Runde replacing Runje as the Shaw Studios boss in Hong Kong. After
many successful years of film production, Runde's younger brother Run
Run took over as head of the studio, and by 1958 Runde began to focus
his company, Shaw and Sons, more on property investment, cinema
exhibition and film distribution. Run Run would go on to establish
Shaw Brothers Studio and take control over Television Broadcasts Ltd.,
Hong Kong's dominant terrestrial television broadcaster, building an
unrivaled position in the Chinese media industry.Runde was married to
Pao Lien Fung (包è"®é³³). He died in 1973 in Hong Kong and his
company Shaw and Sons is now mainly engaged in property and investment
management. Runde had one daughter and seven sons.
was the second-oldest of the Shaw brothers, originally from Ningbo,
Zhejiang, China, who established Tianyi Film Company (also called
Unique) in Shanghai in the early 1920s, setting the stage for what
would become the most prolific film production company in Asia. His
father was Shanghai textile merchant Shaw Yuh Hsuen (1867â€"1920).The
eldest Shaw brother Runje sent two of his younger brothers, Runme and
Run Run to Malaya in 1925 to establish a South East Asian film
distribution and cinema exhibition network for Unique's films. Under
the direction of Runme, this Singapore-based operation would
eventually grow to become known as the modern-day Shaw Organisation.In
1937, Runde traveled to Hong Kong to establish operations there.
Unique would be renamed Nanyang, later to become Shaw and Sons, with
Runde replacing Runje as the Shaw Studios boss in Hong Kong. After
many successful years of film production, Runde's younger brother Run
Run took over as head of the studio, and by 1958 Runde began to focus
his company, Shaw and Sons, more on property investment, cinema
exhibition and film distribution. Run Run would go on to establish
Shaw Brothers Studio and take control over Television Broadcasts Ltd.,
Hong Kong's dominant terrestrial television broadcaster, building an
unrivaled position in the Chinese media industry.Runde was married to
Pao Lien Fung (包è"®é³³). He died in 1973 in Hong Kong and his
company Shaw and Sons is now mainly engaged in property and investment
management. Runde had one daughter and seven sons.
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