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- Birth date: July 26, 1856
- Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
- Died: November 2, 1950
- Location: Hertfordshire, England
- Spouse: Charlotte Payne-Townshend
- Awards: Nobel Prize in Literature (1925), Academy Awards (1938)
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George Bernard Shaw was a world-renowned playwright, critic and social activist during the early 20th Century. His play Pygmalion, which won the Nobel Prize for literature, has been adapted into the musical My Fair Lady and many different films including Pretty Woman and She's All That. Over the course of his career, Shaw wrote more than 60 plays and is the only person to have won the Nobel Prize and an Oscar.Shaw Society: George Bernard Shaw Biography
Notable Works
- Plays Unpleasant (1898)
- Plays Pleasant (1898)
- Three Plays for Puritans (1901)
- Man and Superman (1903)
- Major Barbara (1905)
- Androcles and the Lion (1912)
- Pygmalion (1913)
- Saint Joan (1923)
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George Bernard Shaw Questions
I really wanted to hear tommy shaws version of the survivors hit song ever since the world began. is there any website that has that versi 1 AnswerYou can listen to it here: http://www.imeem.com/kikoish/music/KD7uvwJr/tommy-shaw-ever-since-the-world-began/ read more
can a girl dress up as boy george 5 AnswersAbsolutely. I don't see why not...You can dress up as whomever..it's part of dressing up! Boy George would be a fun one to dress up as too! read more
Open Thread: Lance Corporal Joshua M. Bernard 3 AnswersI can tell my answer's going to be very unpopular here, but since this is an "Open Thread", I guess I'll go ahead and give you my honest opinion: I think journa... read more
Why is Melissa George leaving Greys Anatomy? 5 AnswersShe commented that "it was my choice" and a "Grey's insider" commented that "Melissa's arc came to a natural end." Being forced by my wife to watch the show,... read more
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George Bernard Shaw Personal Timeline
- July 26, 1856: Born Dublin, Ireland
- 1884: Founding member of the Fabian Society
- 1898: Marries Irish heiress Charlott Payne-Townsend
- 1925: Won Nobel Prize in Literature for Pygmalion
- 1939: Won Academy Award for Pygmalion
- November 2, 1950: Died
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George Bernard Shaw Publications Timeline
- Wikipedia: George Bernard Shaw Bibliography
- 1887: An Unsocial Socialist
- 1898: Plays Unpleasant
- 1901: Three Plays for Puritans
- 1902: Man and Superman
- 1905: Major Barbara
- 1912: Androcles and the Lion
- 1913: Pygmalion
- 1924: Saint Joan
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Notable George Bernard Shaw Films
- The following links are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- IMDb: George Bernard Shaw Filmography
- 1937: Pygmalion
- 1952: Androcles and the Lion
- 1957: Saint Joan
- 1960: The Millionairess
- 1981: Pygmalion
- 1982: Candida
- 1987: The Devil's Disciple
- 1991: The Best of Friends
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Never waste jealousy on a real man: it is the imaginary man that supplants us all in the long run. *George Bernard Shaw
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Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. *George Bernard Shaw
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The test of a man or woman's breeding is how they behave in a quarrel. *George Bernard Shaw
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Everything happens to everybody sooner or later if there is time enough ~ George Bernard Shaw
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We should all be obliged to appear before a board every five years, and justify our existence...on pain of liquidation.~George Bernard Shaw
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