George Bernard Shaw

Wrote more than sixty plays, including Pygmalion and Saint Joan, using sparkling wit to confront social problems, and became the only person to win both a Nobel Prize in Literature and an Oscar.

Major Works

• Pygmalion
• Saint Joan
• Man and Superman

Impact Analysis

Shaw made the theatre a forum for ideas, tackling class, poverty, war and morality with wit so sharp that serious argument became entertainment.

Historical influence score: 80/100

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