Raymond Chow
- a.k.a. Raymond Chow Man-Wai
- Chow Man-Wai
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Raymond Chow Man-Wai (鄒文懷) was a Hong Kong film producer. He began his professional life as a newspaper reporter. He then broadened his media experience by working for several years as a radio and television producer. In 1959, Chow joined the Shaw Brothers organization in Hong Kong. Chow established Golden Harvest in 1970 producing eight features in the first year of operation. The company grew quickly and through a highly successful association with the late Bruce Lee, introduced a new film genre to audiences all over the world. In 1980, the company celebrated ten years of operation and Chow was named International Showman of the Year by the National Association of Theater Owners in recognition of his contribution to the American motion picture industry. Golden Harvest continues to set new landmarks in the film industry throughout the Asian region. In-roads into the Japanese market and a successful collaboration with Hong Kong superstar Jackie Chan have ensured tremendous box office success. In 1987, Chow was honored with the award of O.B.E. and more recently received the "Tokyo Creative Award" for his contribution to Asian cinema. In 1996, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award at Cineasia and was honored by the Emperor of Japan when he received the Order of the Sacred Treasure with Golden Rays and Rosette for his contribution to cultural and commercial relations between Hong Kong and Japan.
German (Deutsch)
Raymond Chow Man-wai , OBE GBS (Chinesisch:鄒文懷; 8. Oktober 1927 – 2. November 2018) war ein Filmproduzent und Moderator aus Hongkong. Er war dafür verantwortlich, Kampfkunst und Hongkong-Kino erfolgreich auf die internationale Bühne zu bringen. Als Gründer von Golden Harvest produzierte er einige der größten Stars des Kampfkunstfilm- Genres, darunter Bruce Lee , Jackie Chan , Sammo Hung , Jimmy Wang Yu , Cynthia Rothrock und Tsui Hark . Chow gehörte der ethnischen Gruppe der Hakka Han an und hat seine Vorfahren in Taipu in der Provinz Guangdong. Er studierte Kampfkünste bei dem Hung Ga- Meister Lam Sai-wing . Er besuchte die Saint John's University in Shanghai und schloss sein Studium 1949 mit einem BA in Journalismus ab. Er begann beim Hongkong Standard zu arbeiten. 1951 trat er in das Büro von Voice of America in Hongkong ein.
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- Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
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