George Bernard Shaw

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Nobel Prize laureate critic dramatist essayist person playwright

George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright, critic, and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his sharp wit, social commentary, and works such as "Pygmalion" and "Man and Superman."

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instanceOf Nobel Prize laureate ⓘ
critic ⓘ
dramatist ⓘ
essayist ⓘ
person ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
AcademyAwardedWork Pygmalion (1938 film) ⓘ
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AcademyAwardYear 1939 ⓘ
advocated vegetarianism ⓘ
alsoKnownAs George Bernard Shaw ⓘ
surface form: G. B. Shaw
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Nobel Prize in Literature ⓘ
birthDate 1856-07-26 ⓘ
birthPlace Dublin ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
causeOfDeath complications from a fall ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Ireland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate 1950-11-02 ⓘ
familyName Shaw ⓘ
fullName George Bernard Shaw self-link ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
drama ⓘ
satire ⓘ
givenName George ⓘ
ideology socialism ⓘ
influenced Bertolt Brecht ⓘ
modern British drama ⓘ
influencedBy Henrik Ibsen ⓘ
language English ⓘ
maritalStatus married ⓘ
memberOf Fabian Society ⓘ
movement Fabian Society ⓘ
NobelPrizeInLiteratureYear 1925 ⓘ
notableFor political commentary ⓘ
sharp wit ⓘ
social criticism ⓘ
notableWork Arms and the Man ⓘ
Back to Methuselah ⓘ
Candida ⓘ
Heartbreak House ⓘ
Major Barbara ⓘ
Man and Superman ⓘ
Mrs Warren's Profession ⓘ
Pygmalion ⓘ
Saint Joan ⓘ
The Doctor's Dilemma ⓘ
occupation essayist ⓘ
music critic ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
polemicist ⓘ
political activist ⓘ
theatre critic ⓘ
period early 20th century literature ⓘ
late 19th century literature ⓘ
placeOfDeath Ayot St Lawrence ⓘ
England ⓘ
Hertfordshire ⓘ
religion atheism ⓘ
spouse Charlotte Payne-Townshend ⓘ

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