Can anybody give some information about the author 'George Bernard Shaw'?

Question

I couldn't find it. just 3-4 lines will do.

Answer 1

George Bernard Shaw (born Dublin, 26 July 1856 – died 2 November 1950 in Hertfordshire) was an Irish playwright based in England. He uniquely had the honour of being awarded both the Nobel Prize in Literature (in 1925) and an Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay (in 1938 for Pygmalion).

Shaw was a novelist, critic, pamphleteer, essayist, inveterate letter writer, politician and public speaker, but he is by far best known today as a playwright. He did not finish his first play, however, until in his mid-30s.

Shaw's second career — after the theatre — was in support of socialism. In 1882 Henry George’s lecture on land nationalization gave depth and direction to Shaw’s political ideology. Shortly thereafter he applied to join the Social Democratic Federation. Its leader H. M. Hyndman introduced him to the works of Karl Marx. Instead, in May of 1884 he joined the newly-formed Fabian Society. He played a pivotal role with the Fabian Society and wrote a number of their pamphlets. He argued that property was theft and for an equitable distribution of land and capital. He was involved with the formation of the Labour Party. For a clear statement of his position read The Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Socialism, Capitalism, Sovietism, and Fascism.

Answer 2

The greatest writer who wrote every thing novels, dramas and poems. A person with a great sense of humour. The great Hollywood diva Marlin Monroe once proposed him to marry her saying that their children will be not only intelligent and beautiful. Shaw denied the proposal what happens if the children will get the intelligence of Monroe and beauty of Shaw. Shaw was not a smart looking man.

Answer 3

G.B. Shaw was an Irish-born playwright. His early career consisted of writing music and theatre reviews. His plays (e.g., "John Bull's Other Island" and "Misalliance") often contained biting political commentary on English-Irish relations; Shaw was an avid socialist his entire life (and even, later on, advocated the use of violence in the overthrow of capitalism). He often wrote pamphlets for a socialist organization he co-founded known as the Fabian Society, which exists to this day.

Answer 4

A good author and dramatist. But I like his quotes,here are a few...

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

An asylum for the sane would be empty in America.

He knows nothing and thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.

I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me.

I'm an atheist and I thank God for it.

Answer 5

He wrote the play Pygmalion, from which the musical My Fair Lady was derived.

He was also a proponent of spelling reform. For example, he spelt "fish" ghoti. "Gh" as in tough. "O" as in women. "Ti" as in competition.

Answer 6

He is a great author and he had written several poems.