George Bernard Shaw
Irish playwright, critic, and polemicist (1856–1950).
The record
George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright, critic, and polemicist. Born on 26 July 1856 in Dublin, Shaw died on 2 November 1950 in Ayot St Lawrence at the age of 94.
Notable works include Pygmalion, Saint Joan and Mrs. Warren's Profession. Shaw studied at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Honours include Nobel Prize in Literature, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
With a Wikipedia article in 186 languages, George Bernard Shaw is No. 2,232 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 26 July 1856, Dublin
- Died
- 2 November 1950, Ayot St Lawrence (aged 94)
- Country
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Known as
- Playwright
- Field
- Literature
- Party
- Labour Party
- Education
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Genres
- Satire
- Languages
- English
- Wikipedia editions
- 186
Did you know
Lived to 94.
Shares a birthday with Stanley Kubrick and Carl Jung.
One of 189 people in the Index born in Dublin, with Oscar Wilde.
Has a Wikipedia article in 186 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Connections
- FatherGeorge Carr Shaw
- MotherLucinda Elizabeth Shaw
- SpouseCharlotte Payne-Townshend
- SiblingElinor Agnes Shaw
- SiblingLucinda Frances Shaw
Honours and works
Awards
- Nobel Prize in Literature1925
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay1939
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Notable works
- Pygmalion
- Saint Joan
- Mrs. Warren's Profession
- Caesar and Cleopatra
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- Wikidata Q19185 (facts, CC0)
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