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George Bernard Shaw

Politician / Playwright / Screenwriter / Journalist / Photographer / Writer | * 07/26/1856 († 94, 11/02/1950) | Dublin (Ireland)
George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than sixty plays, including major works such as Man and Superman (1902), Pygmalion (1913) and Saint Joan (1923). With a range incorporating both contemporary satire and historical allegory, Shaw became the leading dramatist of his generation, and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Born in Dublin, Shaw moved to London in 1876, where he struggled to establish himself as a writer and novelist, and embarked on a rigorous process of self-education. By the mid-1880s he had become a respected theatre and music critic. Following a political awakening, he joined the gradualist Fabian Society and became its most prominent pamphleteer. Shaw had been writing plays for years before his first public success, Arms and the Man in 1894. Influenced by Henrik Ibsen, he s... ()
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George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright, critic and polemicist whose influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Romance / Love

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Awards & Nominations for George Bernard Shaw

Nobel Prize in Literature Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Fellow of The Royal Society of Literature Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay 6x Nobel Prize in Literature
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Movies with George Bernard Shaw as Actor(10)

as Self (archive footage)1969 God Chose Paris
as Self (archive footage)1950 Herrliche Zeiten
as Self (archive footage)1950 Life Begins Tomorrow
as Self (archive footage)1950 The Century Is Fifty
as Himself (in theatrical release print only) (uncredited)1941 Major Barbara
as Self (archive footage)1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as himself1929 Melody of the World

Movies with George Bernard Shaw as Crew(44)

Writing/Writer2023 Candida
Writing/Writer2020 The Billionaire
Writing/Theatre Play2017 National Theatre Live: Saint Joan
Writing/Writer2009 Caesar and Cleopatra
Writing/Writer1989 Arms and the Man
Writing/Theatre Play1987 Mournful Unconcern
Writing/Writer1987 Mournful Unconcern
Writing/Writer1984 Androcles and the Lion
Writing/Author1983 Pygmalion
Writing/Theatre Play1983 Arms and the Man
Writing/Writer1981 The Man of Destiny
Writing/Writer1981 Pygmalion
Writing/Writer1977 Galateya
Writing/Writer1975 Don Juan in der Hölle
Writing/Writer1975 Heartbreak House
Writing/Writer1973 Pygmalion
Writing/Writer1972 Mrs. Warren's Profession
Writing/Theatre Play1969 Candida
Writing/Writer1969 Androklus und der Löwe
Writing/Theatre Play1968 Great Catherine
Writing/Writer1967 Androcles and the Lion
Writing/Theatre Play1966 Lékař v rozpacích
Writing/Theatre Play1964 My Fair Lady
Writing/Theatre Play1963 Jak obelhal manžela
Writing/Theatre Play1963 Der Arzt am Scheideweg
Writing/Theatre Play1960 The Millionairess
Writing/Writer1959 Fly mej en greve
Writing/Author1959 The Devil's Disciple
Writing/Screenplay1959 The Doctor's Dilemma
Writing/Writer1958 Arms and the Man
Writing/Writer1958 Пигмалион
Writing/Theatre Play1957 Saint Joan
Writing/Theatre Play1952 Androcles and the Lion
Writing/Writer1945 Caesar and Cleopatra
Writing/Screenplay1941 Major Barbara
Writing/Theatre Play1939 Pygmalion
Writing/Screenplay1939 Pygmalion
Writing/Dialogue1939 Pygmalion
Writing/Theatre Play1937 Pygmalion
Writing/Theatre Play1932 Arms and the Man
Writing/Theatre Play1931 How He Lied to Her Husband
Directing/Director1928 Shaw Talks for Movietone News
Writing/Novel1921 Román boxera

TV Shows/Series with George Bernard Shaw as Crew(1)

Writing/Novel2005 Не в деньгах счастье

Additional Information

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Full Name: George Bernard Shaw
Born: Saturday, 07/26 1856 (July) in Dublin (Ireland)
Died: Thursday, 11/02 1950 (November) in Ayot St Lawrence (aged: 94)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Member of: Royal Society of Literature
Spouses (current/former): Charlotte Payne-Townshend
Siblings: Elinor Agnes Shaw, Lucinda Frances Shaw
Father: George Carr Shaw
Mother: Lucinda Elizabeth Shaw
Influenced by/Role models: Henry David Thoreau, Richard Wagner, William Morris, Henrik Ibsen, Charles Dickens
Other names for George Bernard Shaw (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Bernard Shaw"
"Джордж Бернард Шоу"
"Бернард Шоу"
"G. B. Shaw"
George Bernard Shaw frequently works together with these people:
Gabriel Pascal (6x, Crew)
Cecil Lewis (5x, Crew)
Giuseppe Cannas (5x, Crew)
Felix Aylmer (4x, Actor)
Frederick Loewe (4x, Crew)
Alan Jay Lerner (4x, Crew)
Jack Hildyard (4x, Crew)
Cecil Beaton (4x, Crew)
Marie Lohr (3x, Actress)
John Bryan (3x, Crew)
Oleg Kompasov (2x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:275595, Added: 08/09/2018, Last updated: 03/25/2024