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BiographyBiography was an Irish playwrightwas an Irish playwright, critic, journalist, critic, journalist George Bernard ShawGeorge Bernard Shaw was was born in Synge Street, Dublin in 1856born in Synge Street, Dublin in 1856.. His His father was Bernard Shaw, an unsuccessful grain merchant father was Bernard Shaw, an unsuccessful grain merchant .. His mother was Elisabeth Shaw, a professional singer.His mother was Elisabeth Shaw, a professional singer. George went to local schools but never went to university and was George went to local schools but never went to university and was

largely self-taught. largely self-taught. (He was influenced by R.Wagner, H.Ibsen, and (He was influenced by R.Wagner, H.Ibsen, and K.Marx)K.Marx)

Shaw moved to London in March, 1876. Shaw moved to London in March, 1876. HeHe hoped to become a hoped to become a writer writer but but during the next seven years wrote five unsuccessful during the next seven years wrote five unsuccessful novels.novels.

Shaw joined the Social Democratic FederationShaw joined the Social Democratic Federation Instead, in 1884, he joined the newly formed Fabian Society, Instead, in 1884, he joined the newly formed Fabian Society,

which accorded with his belief that reform should be gradual and which accorded with his belief that reform should be gradual and induced by peaceful means rather than by revolution. induced by peaceful means rather than by revolution.

He is the only person to have been awarded both the He is the only person to have been awarded both the Nobel Prize Nobel Prize for Literaturefor Literature (1925) and an (1925) and an OscarOscar (1938). (1938). (T(These were for his hese were for his contributions to literature and for his work on the film contributions to literature and for his work on the film PygmalionPygmalion))

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= = play by G.B.Shawn which isplay by G.B.Shawn which is based on Pygmalion, a based on Pygmalion, a sculptor from Greek Mythologysculptor from Greek Mythology

Play - on Play - on which the award-winning which the award-winning My Fair LadyMy Fair Lady (1956) is based(1956) is based

It tells the story of It tells the story of Henry Higgins,Henry Higgins, a professor of a professor of phonetics phonetics ,,who makes a bet with his friend who makes a bet with his friend Colonel Colonel PickeringPickering that he can successfully that he can successfully transform transform a a Cockney Cockney flower girl, flower girl, Eliza DoolittleEliza Doolittle into a lady, by into a lady, by teaching her how to speak teaching her how to speak with an upper class with an upper class accent and training her in etiquette. accent and training her in etiquette.

In the process, Higgins and Doolittle grow close, but In the process, Higgins and Doolittle grow close, but she ultimately rejects his domineering ways and she ultimately rejects his domineering ways and declares she will marry declares she will marry Freddy Eynsford-HillFreddy Eynsford-Hill – a – a young, poor,young, poor, gentleman. gentleman.

My Fair LadyMy Fair Lady(1964)(1964)

  Genre: Genre: DramaDrama | | FamilyFamily | | MusicalMusical | | RomanceRomance Director: Director: George CukorGeorge Cukor

  Cast:Cast: Audrey HepburnAudrey Hepburn ... ... Eliza DoolittleEliza Doolittle Rex Harrison Rex Harrison ... ... Professor Henry HigginsProfessor Henry Higgins Stanley HollowayStanley Holloway ... ... Alfred P. DoolittleAlfred P. Doolittle Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteWilfrid Hyde-White ... ... Colonel Hugh Colonel Hugh

PickeringPickering Gladys Cooper ... Gladys Cooper ... Mrs. HigginsMrs. Higgins Jeremy BrettJeremy Brett ... ... Freddy Eynsford-Freddy Eynsford-

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""The rain in Spain stays mainly The rain in Spain stays mainly in in the plain" the plain"

"In Hertford, Hereford, and "In Hertford, Hereford, and Hampshire, hurricanes hardly Hampshire, hurricanes hardly ever happen" ever happen"

All I want is a room somewhere

Far away from the cold night air

With one enormous chair

Oh, wouldn't it be loverly