Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
novelist
playwright dramatist |
| gptkbp:associatedAct |
gptkb:The_Fabian_Society
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:The_Royal_Court_Theatre
gptkb:London's_West_End The Abbey Theatre |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Literature
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| gptkbp:born |
July 26, 1856
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| gptkbp:died |
November 2, 1950
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Dublin's_School_of_Art
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| gptkbp:famousQuote |
"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."
"Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything." "The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself." A_government_that_robs_Peter_to_pay_Paul_can_always_depend_on_the_support_of_Paul. |
| gptkbp:genre |
satire
drama comedy |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
G. B. Shaw
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Harold_Pinter
gptkb:David_Mamet gptkb:George_Orwell gptkb:T._S._Eliot gptkb:Arthur_Miller gptkb:Christopher_Marlowe Tom Stoppard |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Henrik Ibsen
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| gptkbp:nationality |
Irish
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Wrote more than 250 essays
Wrote music and lyrics for several works Wrote over 60 plays Wrote several novels Co-founder_of_the_Fabian_Society Co-founder_of_the_London_School_of_Economics |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:Major_Barbara
gptkb:Saint_Joan gptkb:Man_and_Superman gptkb:The_Intelligent_Woman's_Guide_to_Socialism_and_Capitalism The Doctor's Dilemma Arms and the Man Pygmalion The Devil's Disciple The Apple Cart The Man of Destiny The Perfect Wagnerite The Shewing-Up of Blanco Posnet The Quintessence of Ibsenism |
| gptkbp:occupation |
essayist
critic socialist |
| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:Dublin,_Ireland
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| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
Ayot_St_Lawrence,_England
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Charlotte_Payne-Townsend
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