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George Bernard Shaw

Irish playwright, critic, and polemicist (1856–1950)

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Biography

Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Gender
male
Date of birth
July 26, 1856
Occupation
politician, playwright, biographer, journalist, music critic, literary critic, socialist, essayist, linguist, prose writer, pacifist, theatre critic, writer, screenwriter, photographer, Nobel Prize winner
Place of birth
Dublin
Country of birth
Ireland
Date of death
November 2, 1950 (94 years)