Raymond Chow
Raymond Chow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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鄒文懷 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Raymond Chow at the 5th Asian Film Awards in 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Raymond Chow Man-wai 8 October 1927 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 November 2018 (aged 91) Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | B.A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Saint John's University, Shanghai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Film producer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Felicia Yuen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Ng Suk-fong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Roberta Chow (daughter), with Yuen Felix Chow (son), with Ng Terence Chow (son), with Ng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards | Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Film 1986 Police Story Lifetime Achievement Award 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 鄒文懷 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 邹文怀 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Raymond Chow Man-wai OBE GBS (Chinese: 鄒文懷; 8 October 1927 – 2 November 2018) was a Hong Kong film producer, and presenter. He was responsible for successfully launching martial arts and the Hong Kong cinema onto the international stage. As the founder of Golden Harvest, he produced some of the biggest stars of the martial arts film genre, including Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. In 2020, he was inducted into the Martial Arts History Museum Hall of Fame.