Runme Shaw, K.St.J (Chinese: é‚µä» æžš; pinyin: Shà o Rénméi; 1
January 1901 â€" 2 March 1985) was the chairman and founder of the
Shaw Organisation of Singapore. Runme Shaw and his brother, Run Run
Shaw, together known as the Shaw Brothers, were pioneers in the film
and entertainment industry in Singapore and Malaya, and brought to
life the movie industry in Asia, especially the Southeast Asian
region.Runme Shaw was also a philanthropist who started the Shaw
Foundation, a charitable organisation. In addition, Runme was the
chairman and president of several government boards, and a patron of
many organisations. As a result, Runme won many local and foreign
awards for his philanthropic work and contribution to the movie
industry in Southeast Asia.Runme Shaw was the third of six sons of
Shanghainese textile merchant Shaw Yuh Hsuen (1867â€"1920). A native
of Zhenhai in China, Shaw Yuh Hsuen married Wang Shun Xiang
(1871â€"1939), and had a total of 10 children, three of whom died at
an early age. He had his own import-export company, and was also the
owner of an opera hall in which Runme Shaw's brother, Runje Shaw, was
its principal playwright and director. However, the opera business
failed.
January 1901 â€" 2 March 1985) was the chairman and founder of the
Shaw Organisation of Singapore. Runme Shaw and his brother, Run Run
Shaw, together known as the Shaw Brothers, were pioneers in the film
and entertainment industry in Singapore and Malaya, and brought to
life the movie industry in Asia, especially the Southeast Asian
region.Runme Shaw was also a philanthropist who started the Shaw
Foundation, a charitable organisation. In addition, Runme was the
chairman and president of several government boards, and a patron of
many organisations. As a result, Runme won many local and foreign
awards for his philanthropic work and contribution to the movie
industry in Southeast Asia.Runme Shaw was the third of six sons of
Shanghainese textile merchant Shaw Yuh Hsuen (1867â€"1920). A native
of Zhenhai in China, Shaw Yuh Hsuen married Wang Shun Xiang
(1871â€"1939), and had a total of 10 children, three of whom died at
an early age. He had his own import-export company, and was also the
owner of an opera hall in which Runme Shaw's brother, Runje Shaw, was
its principal playwright and director. However, the opera business
failed.
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