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."

Aliases (1)

G. B. Shaw ×1

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Nobel Prize laureate → critic → dramatist → essayist → person → playwright →
AcademyAwardedWork	Pygmalion (film adaptation) →
AcademyAwardYear	1939 →
advocated	vegetarianism →
alsoKnownAs	G. B. Shaw →
awardReceived	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 →
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 NERFINISHED →
religion	atheism →
spouse	Charlotte Payne-Townshend →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
George Bernard Shaw ("G. B. Shaw") →	alsoKnownAs
Shaw Festival Theatre →	associatedWith
Dublin →	famousWriterAssociated
London School of Economics →	foundedBy
George Bernard Shaw →	fullName
Molière →	hasInfluenced
Oscar Wilde →	influenced
Crome Yellow →	influencedBy
Shaw Festival Theatre →	namedAfter