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George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950) was an Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. Although his first profitable writing was music and literary criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate pieces of journalism, his main talent was for drama, and he wrote more than 60 plays. Nearly all his writings address prevailing social problems, but have a vein of comedy which makes their stark themes more palatable. Shaw examined education, marriage, religion, government, health care, and class privilege.
He was most angered by what he perceived as the exploitation of the working class. An ardent socialist, Shaw wrote many brochures and speeches for the Fabian Society. He became an accomplished orator in the furtherance of its causes, which included gaining equal rights for men and women, alleviating abuses of the working class, rescinding private ownership of productive land, and promoting healthy lifestyles. For a short time he was active in local politics, serving on the London County Council.
Actors: Michael Sheen (actor), Chris Wilson (actor), Michael Cochrane (actor), Sally Hawkins (actress), Branka Katic (actress), Jacek Koman (actor), Dermot Crowley (actor), Andy Callaghan (actor), Leanne Klein (producer), James Kent (director), Sias Wilson (producer), Nick Powell (composer), Gregor Lyon (editor), June Nevin (costume designer), Thomas-James Fisher (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Alvin Rakoff (producer), Alvin Rakoff (director), Jane Robinson (costume designer), John Gielgud (actor), George Bernard Shaw (writer), Patrick McGoohan (actor), Wendy Hiller (actress), Hugh Whitemore (writer), Hugh Whitemore (writer), Steven North (producer), Paige Chaytor (miscellaneous crew), Alan Rowe (actor), Tom Donald (producer), Amma Asante (actress), Mike Morgan (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Adapted from their letters and journals, this is a portrayal of the unique 25-year friendship shared by Dame Laurentia McLachlan (Benedictine nun), Sir Sydney Cockerell (museum curator), and George Bernard Shaw (playwright/critic).
Keywords: based-on-book, based-on-playActors: Jean Marais (actor), Edwige Feuillère (actress), Jean Cocteau (writer), Alexandre Tarta (director), Yves Saint-Laurent (costume designer), Jerome Kilty (writer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: George Bernard Shaw (writer), Jane Alexander (actress), Edward Herrmann (actor), David Susskind (producer), Gordon Rigsby (director), Jerome Kilty (writer), Mrs. Patrick Campbell (writer), Andrew Susskind (producer),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Eric Till (director), Colin Fox (actor), Elizabeth Shepherd (actress), Paxton Whitehead (actor), William Hutt (actor), Richard Huggett (writer), Helen Burns (actress), Suzanne Mess (costume designer), Christine Foster (actor), Beverly Roberts (producer), Hugh Webster (writer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Barnard Hughes (actor), Richard Kiley (actor), Frances Sternhagen (actress), Donald Moffat (actor), Donald Moffat (actor), Sydney Walker (actor), Ernest Graves (actor), John Barnes (producer), John Barnes (writer), John Barnes (director), Donald Madden (actor), Robert Johnson (editor), Suzanne Grossman (actress),
Genres: Documentary, Short,Actors: Frances Sternhagen (actress), Barnard Hughes (actor), Richard Kiley (actor), William Shakespeare (writer), Donald Moffat (actor), Donald Moffat (actor), Abe Vigoda (actor), John Barnes (director), John Barnes (writer), Ernest Graves (actor), Donald Madden (actor),
Genres: Documentary, Short,Actors: Frances Sternhagen (actress), George Bernard Shaw (writer), Richard Kiley (actor), Donald Moffat (actor), Stefan Gierasch (actor), John Barnes (producer), John Barnes (writer), Ernest Graves (actor), John Barnes (director), Suzanne Grossman (actress),
Genres: Documentary, Short,Actors: Barry Morse (actor), Zoe Caldwell (actress), Jerome Kilty (writer), David Gardner (director),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Dick Foran (actor), Carlton Griffin (actor), Stepin Fetchit (actor), Edward Earle (actor), Morris Ankrum (actor), James Dunn (actor), Scotty Beckett (actor), George K. Arthur (actor), Wallis Clark (actor), John Boles (actor), Warner Baxter (actor), John Davidson (actor), Nigel Bruce (actor), Harry Dunkinson (actor), John Hamilton (actor),
Plot: President Franklin Roosevelt appoints a theatrical producer as the new Secretary of Amusement in order to cheer up an American public still suffering through the Depression. The new secretary soon runs afoul of political lobbyists out to destroy his department.
Keywords: criticism, entertainer, government, great-depression, imperative-in-title, lobbyist, u.s.-president, washington-d.c.