2899 Runrun Shaw

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

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Famous quotes containing the word shaw:

    In love, there is always one who kisses and one who offers the cheek.
    —French proverb.

    George Bernard Shaw adapted this proverb in Heartbreak House, act 2: “One turns the cheek: the other kisses it. One provides the cash: the other spends it.”