Raymond Chow
Raymond Chow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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鄒文懷 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 SAR, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Saint John's University, Shanghai (B.A, 1949) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Film producer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1964-2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Known for | Founding Orange Sky Golden Harvest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Felicia Yuen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Ng Suk-fong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Glen Chin (son-in-law) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 executive. 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.