GB Shaw in New Talk To Movietone

[@SASocolovsky]

Thank you very much for uploading this.

[@Ccccccccccsssssssssss]

I'm watching this on my phone on the toilet. I wonder if that would blow his mind.

[@robfriedrich2822]

After over 100 years, Pygmalion isn't outdated.

[@rocistone6570]

Watching and listening to this gives one to know that what Bertrand Russell said of GBS was absolutely on target. Russell said that he thought Shaw was pure ego, and boy howdy does it show! Listening to Shaw for more than two minutes needs to be accomplished wearing a large pair of hip waders. My question is this: Was Shaw so very insecure that he needed to sell himself that hard in spite of a proven gift and well expressed talent?

[@alanmusicman3385]

According to things I have read in the past, Shaw was always a very cocky and confrontational boy and in his early teenage he became convinced that being an extroverted ego on legs was his ticket for the gravy train. He was a consumate self-publicist - though not always to his own benefit. John Lennon was of somewhat similar mind, but it's not a rare thing among creatives. In Shaw's case you have the feeling that the "act" became the man.

[@helenholmes4098]

Have just finished a GBS book excellent. Starting on his plays now. Big book though.

[@lucasgrey9794]

A wonderful man! He was also completely right on politics.

[@kristophermking]

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[@kristophermking]

He was a big fan of eugenics. Great guy.

[@lucasgrey9794]

@@kristophermking Eugenics is good actually.

[@kristophermking]

@@lucasgrey9794 I suppose that all depends on who's running the death panel. I would agree there are far too many useless people walking around.

[@lucasgrey9794]

@@kristophermking Death panel!? Dude. I'm only talking about private companies or institutions helping highly intelligent, beautiful and talented people get together. Lol.