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  • Run Run Shaw, Movie Mogul Seen as Creator of Kung Fu Genre, Dies at 106

    01/07/2014 1:41:16 PM PST · by mojito · 9 replies
    NYT ^ | 1/7/2014 | Jonathan Kandell
    Run Run Shaw, the colorful Hong Kong media mogul whose name was synonymous with low-budget Chinese action and horror films — and especially with the wildly successful kung fu genre, which he is largely credited with inventing — died on Tuesday at his home in Hong Kong. He was 106.
  • Run Run Shaw, Kung Fu Movie Pioneer, Dies

    01/07/2014 10:30:13 AM PST · by nickcarraway · 15 replies
    NPR ^ | January 07, 2014 | Mark Memmott
    "If you've ever enjoyed an action-packed Kung Fu film," Morning Edition host David Greene says, "take a moment to thank Sir Run Run Shaw, who passed away Tuesday." There are conflicting accounts about whether Shaw was 106 or 107 at the time of his death. There's no disagreement, though, about his influence on the film industry. The New York Times calls Shaw "the colorful Hong Kong media mogul whose name was synonymous with low-budget Chinese action and horror films — and especially with the wildly successful kung fu genre, which he is largely credited with inventing." Sir Run Run Shaw...