Subject

George Bernard Shaw

Person   Born 26/7/1856 Died 20/11/1950

Categories: Literature, Politics & Administration, Seriously Famous, Theatre

Countries: Ireland

Born Dublin. Socialist, member of the Fabian Society. Plays include: Saint Joan, Major Barbara and Pygmalion on which My Fair Lady is based.
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, 1925.

He lived with his mother until the age of 40.

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Fitzrovia local mural

Cynthia Williams was added in 2000.

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George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw lived in this house from 1887 to 1898. "From the coffers...

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The Adelphi

The Adelphi This building stands on the site of Adelphi Terrace built by the...

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