George Bernard Shaw has one of the greatest literary reputations in the world.
George Bernard Shaw, c.1912
This is a portrait of Shaw as a middle aged man. It was taken in around 1914, when he was in his mid-fifties. By this stage of his career, he was an established plawright, having recently finished Fanny's First Play and Pygmalion.
New York TimesGeorge Bernard Shaw, c.1912
New York Times
New York Times
George Bernard Shaw, c.1912
This is a portrait of Shaw as a middle aged man. It was taken in around 1914, when he was in his mid-fifties. By this stage of his career, he was an established plawright, having recently finished Fanny's First Play and Pygmalion.
New York TimesHe is famous for his writings, which included novels, plays and more than 250,000 letters.
He is the only person in history to have been awarded a Nobel Prize (in Literature in 1925) and an Academy Award (for Writing Adapted Screenplay in 1939 for his play 'Pygmalion').
He was born in Dublin and lived till the ripe old age of 94. However, when he was 88, he admitted: "having spent only one day in Carlow."
So why is he included in Carlow's Famous People?
Read on to find out...
He is the only person in history to have been awarded a Nobel Prize (in Literature in 1925) and an Academy Award (for Writing Adapted Screenplay in 1939 for his play 'Pygmalion').
He was born in Dublin and lived till the ripe old age of 94. However, when he was 88, he admitted: "having spent only one day in Carlow."
So why is he included in Carlow's Famous People?
Read on to find out...