George Bernard Shaw ( &#; ). Irish playwright, author, political activist.
George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin, He was sent to various schools in Dublin but developed a great dislike for the formalised education systems and widespread use of corporal punishment, which was prevalent at the time.
After working as a clerk in Dublin for several years, in , Shaw left for London to join his mother who was living there. In London, he began reading extensively and writing his first novels. He also became increasingly devoted to the ideals of socialism. He joined the Fabian society and became one of its leading writers and activists, inspiring and helping activists such as Annie Besant. With fellow Fabians such as Sidney and Beatrice Webb, he helped found the London School of Economics (LSE) after receiving private bequests.
In he married Charlotte Payne Townshend, a fellow Irish Fabian. The marriage was never consummated and they remained childless. In , they moved to Ayot St Lawrence in Hertfordshire, where they lived for the remainder of their lives.
By the s, Shaw&#;s plays were being performed in London. The income from his plays enabled him to devote his life to writing. Li
George Bernard Shaw
Early Life
George Bernard Shaw was born on the 26th of July in , in Dublin, Ireland. His father, Carr Shaw, was a civil servant, while his mother, Lucinda Elizabeth Gurly Shaw was a gifted singer and music teacher. George grew up in poverty and yet remained well-mannered. Despite the challenges, he inherited a wonderful comic gift from his father and a passion for music from his mother. This led him to memorize the great works of Mozart and learned to play the piano as well. Also, his musical knowledge of operatic and choral works made him familiar with a wide spectrum of literature.
Education
George Bernard Shaw was called the disciple of his family. First, his uncle tutored him between and After afterward, he attended four schools but his educational experiences soured his thoughts about formal schooling. Thus, in , he left school and joined the Dublin firm of land agents, where he served as a junior clerk. Despite having a less formal education, he developed a wide knowledge of art, literature, and music due to his visits to the National Gallery of Ireland and his mother’s influence. Later, in , he moved to London, where he laid the foundation of his
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Synopsis
George Bernard Shaw was born July 26, , in Dublin, Ireland. In he moved to London, where he wrote regularly but struggled financially. In , he became a theater critic for the Saturday Review and began writing plays of his own. His play Pygmalion was later made into a film twice, and the screenplay he wrote for the first version of it won an Oscar. During his lifetime, he wrote more than 60 plays and won many other awards, among them the Nobel Prize.
Early Years
Playwright George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin, Ireland, on July 26, The third child, Shaw's early education took the form of tutoring sessions provided by his clerical uncle.
Early on, Shaw explored the worlds of the arts (music, art, literature) under his mother's guidance and through regular visits to the National Gallery of Ireland. In , Shaw's mother left her husband and took Shaw's two sisters to London, and four years later Shaw followed (his younger sister had died in the meantime), deciding to become a writer. Shaw struggled financially, and his mother essentially supported him while he spent time in the British Museum reading room, working on his first novels.
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George Bernard Shaw Biography
Born: July 26,
Dublin, Ireland
Died: November 2,
Ayot St. Lawrence, England
Irish playwright and critic
British playwright and critic George Bernard Shaw produced more than fifty plays and three volumes of music and drama criticism. Many critics consider him the greatest English dramatist since William Shakespeare (&#x;).
Early years
George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin, Ireland, on July 26, , the son of George Carr Shaw and Lucinda Elizabeth Gurly. His father was the co-owner of a corn mill and had a drinking problem. Shaw was tutored in classics by an uncle, and when he was ten years old, he entered the Wesleyan Connexional School in Dublin. Shaw hated school but loved reading and writing. He also learned a great deal about music and art from his mother, a music teacher and singer.
Shaw took a job as an office boy in at a monthly salary equal to $ He resigned in to join his mother and two sisters in London, England, where they ran a music school. At the age of sixteen Shaw had started writing criticism and reviews for Irish newspapers and magazines; in four years only one piece was accepted. Shaw continued to write c
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George Bernard Shaw Biography
Born: July 26,
Dublin, Ireland
Died: November 2,
Ayot St. Lawrence, England
Irish playwright and critic
British playwright and critic George Bernard Shaw produced more than fifty plays and three volumes of music and drama criticism. Many critics consider him the greatest English dramatist since William Shakespeare (&#x;).
Early years
George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin, Ireland, on July 26, , the son of George Carr Shaw and Lucinda Elizabeth Gurly. His father was the co-owner of a corn mill and had a drinking problem. Shaw was tutored in classics by an uncle, and when he was ten years old, he entered the Wesleyan Connexional School in Dublin. Shaw hated school but loved reading and writing. He also learned a great deal about music and art from his mother, a music teacher and singer.
Shaw took a job as an office boy in at a monthly salary equal to $ He resigned in to join his mother and two sisters in London, England, where they ran a music school. At the age of sixteen Shaw had started writing criticism and reviews for Irish newspapers and magazines; in four years only one piece was accepted. Shaw continued to write c
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