2899 Runrun Shaw

2899 Runrun Shaw is a small main belt asteroid between Mars and Jupiter, which was discovered by Chinese astronomers at the Purple Mountain Observatory in 1964. It is named after Sir Run Run Shaw, the film producer who dominated Hong Kong cinema in the 1960s and 1970s.[1]

References

  1. Richard Corliss (7 January 2014). "Run Run Shaw: The Last Emperor of Chinese Movies". Time. Retrieved 8 January 2014.