George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) was an Irish playwright, theatre and music critic, satirist, and political writer. After moving to London in 1876, he first worked as a critic before turning to playwriting. His works include more than 60 plays, among them “Candida” and “Pygmalion,” which later provided the basis for the musical “My Fair Lady.” Shaw combined irony and satire with criticism of social and political problems. He was a member of the Fabian Society, received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925, and won an Oscar in 1938 for the screenplay of “Pygmalion.” He became a vegetarian in 1881.