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George Bernard Shaw (1856 –1950) was a famous Irish playwright, noted for his many writings and wit. He started his literary career with many writings in music literary criticism, and journalism, he attained fame through his dramas. He wrote more than 60 plays in all, the most popular ones being Mrs Warren’s Profession, You can Never Tell, Shaw versus Shaw, Ceaser and Cleopetra and others. Through his plays, he examined relevant social issues like education, marriage, religion, government, health care and class privilege, and found them all defective. His plays also depict his anger at the exploitation of the working class. He was an active member of the Fabian society.
Shaw also wrote many novels, though they were unsuccessful. He also wrote many short stories, which have been published in two collections. Shaw received the Nobel Prize for Literature (1925) and an Oscar (1938), for his contributions to literature and for his work on the film Pygmalion, respectively.