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George Bernard Shaw, known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist.

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Some of the greatest examples of presence of mind

George Bernard Shaw insists a gentleman always 'puts more into the world than he takes out'

George Bernard Shaw

The Nobel Prize in Literature 1925 was awarded to George Bernard Shaw "for his work which is marked by both idealism and humanity, its stimulating satire often being infused with a singular poetic beauty"

George Bernard Shaw c. 1890

George Bernard Shaw, by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1932 - NPG P2027 -

Off-Broadway troupe uses Shaw to examine “transgender identity.”

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Clock Without Hands.: Portrait de Georges Bernard Shaw, E.O. (Emil Otto) Hoppe.

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George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)

George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw is one of the most celebrated playwrights and writers of all time. His quotes are full of wisdom, wit, and thought-provoking reflection. Take a few moments to read some of his most famous quotes today

DID YOU KNOW? George Bernard Shaw was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925 for "Saint Joan". Interestingly, he accepted the honour but refused the money, apparently uttering this timeless gem: "Nobel Prize money is a lifebelt thrown to a swimmer who has already reached the shore in safety"

Thousands of photographs from a collection belonging to playwright George Bernard Shaw are to be made available to the public online, the National Trust has said.