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Shaw George Bernard. 1856-1950

Biography:

George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright, novelist, and public figure, and a Nobel Prize laureate in Literature. Born in 1856 in Dublin, he moved to London after his secondary education, where he began his literary career with music and theatre criticism. In 1892, he presented his first play, "Widower's Houses". During his creative career, Bernard Shaw wrote 67 plays (as well as novels, critical works and essays). Among his most famous works are "Mrs. Warren's Profession", "Caesar and Cleopatra", "Man and Superman", "Pygmalion", and "Saint Joan". Bernard Shaw's work received unprecedented recognition: in 1925, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, and in 1939, he won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for the film "Pygmalion". The Bakhrushin Theatre Museum's online collection features photographs, sketches, archival documents, and other materials related to performances based on George Bernard Shaw's works and his contribution to the development of world theatre.

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