George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856–2 November 1950) was a world-renowned author. Born in Dublin, he moved to London when he turned twenty and lived in England for the rest of his long life. Shaw's first success was as a music and literary critic, but he was drawn to drama and authored more than sixty plays during his career. Typically his work is leavened by a delightful vein of comedy, but nearly all of it bears earnest messages Shaw hoped his audiences would embrace.
Politically an ardent socialist, he wrote many brochures and speeches for the Fabian Society and became an accomplished orator in furtherance of its causes. Those included gaining equal political rights for men and women, alleviating abuses of the working class, rescinding private ownership of productive land, and promoting healthful lifestyles.
He is the only person to have been awarded both the Nobel Prize for Literature (1925) and an Oscar (1938). These were awarded for his contribution to literature, and for his work on the film Pygmalion, respectively.
"La libertad supone responsabilidad. Por eso la mayor parte de los hombres la temen tanto."
" The freedom supposes responsibility. That's why most of the human is afraid of it so much. "
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