George Bernard Shaw documentary

George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 - 2 November 1950), known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than sixty plays, including major works such as Man and Superman (1902), Pygmalion (1912) and Saint Joan (1923). With a range incorporating both contemporary satire and historical allegory, Shaw became the leading dramatist of his generation, and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
George Bernard Shaw documentary
1962

[@alexnievespr]

This channel deserves so much more subscribers

[@AuthorDocumentaries]

Thank you for that

[@khurshmian6156]

I adore and love George Bernard Shaw. He was a profoundly humane human being. A literary genius for all time.

[@trevorbrunell9039]

22:18 “ If you’d known all I had to put up with in my life. You would say heaven would defend me for living that man’s life. However I don’t complain. it doesn’t matter if one dies poor which I’m not going to do by the way, but as long as our life is happy. And the ways to have a happy life is be to busy doing what you like all the time. Having no time left for you to consider weather your happy or not…” - George Bernard Shaw.

[@janethayes5941]

This is my favorite channel. I love learning about the writers.

[@aidanamson8568]

I visited his previous home ' Shaws corner' well worth a visit. Btw thanks for uploading this.

[@irismckay6472]

Love this channel and GBS, whom I share a birthday with. He's the author of my favorite saying when it comes to responding to trolls on the internet and elsewhere, "Never wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty and the pig likes it." Miss hearing Mike Wallace's voice. Grew up hearing him on 60 minutes. (RIP Mike) 📺

[@Middleground2022]

Nice to see he connected to his Irish accent towards the end of his life

[@dylanrock4565]

The first example of modern trolling George Bernard Shaw

[@mumsow]

Brilliant channel.

[@alinapopescu872]

I love him as a playwright, I now also love him as a person. I confess I knew little about his life. Thank you for this documentary, it has helped me to answer some questions I had concerning certain characters in his plays. Also, reading some of the comments here, I see that he was, as always, right.

[@DavidHoward62]

Was he not a Eugenicist? It is said he supported Hitler and wrote of using Gas to exterminate people of no "use". Search George Bernard Shaw on Capital Punishment here.

[@sunrisenaturebells7281]

Here because Atul Mishra sir said to watch this documentary ☺️

[@nancycrabtree6312]

You have to hand it to him, he flip-flammed himself through a lot of his life.

[@spiritinthesky572]

He was an paid agent of the NWO like H G Wells

[@AG-ni8jm]

Amazing how Oscar Wilde was a year younger than him. If Wilde hadn't died he could have lived up to the age of Shaw

[@histakes12]

We all could live up to the ahe of Shaw if not for death…

[@xanderx8661]

Also water is wet

[@capoislamort100]

Such genius!!

[@waynesworld9626]

This biography should be re-shot, starring Will Ferrell as GBS.

[@barrycross2585]

No chance

[@batman5224]

I have very mixed feelings on George Bernard Shaw. First of all, he was a brilliant writer. He had a tremendous wit, but it also seems like he had no heart. His Social Darwinist views were also quite repulsive. Without a doubt, he was an enthralling man, but also a very flawed one.

[@lawrenceray3545]

What kind of flaws do you have???

[@lillianbradley2206]

He was a stain

[@yodalayheehoo795]

@@lillianbradley2206 hey, that's my great great great grandpa you're talking about

[@pdstor]

@@lawrenceray3545 Not being a protonazi.

[@pdstor]

@@lawrenceray3545 ... or is that not a flaw? I can't remember ...

[@PelczarTomasz]

Hermosamento...

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

Last bit ❤❤❤❤😊😊

[@colinhalliley111]

Shaw was one of the founders of The Fabian Socialist Society . His ideals have come home to roost , and tear America apart. Glen Beck did a important docu show The Democratic Hydra about the Fabians . George Soros is a Fabian for example .

[@hoodpope713]

Thank you for posting this, I came here wondering why this guy was at the center of a crackpot conspiracy theory. Turns out he’s just a stand-up comedian before we had a word for it.

[@spiritinthesky572]

He wrote a 50 page forward in Einstein's Cosmic Religion I HIGHLY recommend. Apparently his job was to promote him as a genius he wasn't.

[@clovisra]

Everybody can name himself as they wish. There was an economist that worked to the rightist military dictatorship here in my country that said he was a fabianist. Soros, ah! The same the democrats in the US inow said to be leftists. The concept of left and right is lost nowadays. The fabianists were socialists that wanted to reform society by legislation, not revolution. Shaw was a socialist.

[@Twentythousandlps]

In his younger years, he was a Fabian, but later he was an unabashed Communist.

[@marcwinfield1541]

Same thing, Fabian or commie?

[@cynthiamillen3768]

So much lacking, imho, in this biography. Privately he was very generous and kind to the villagers in Ayot St Lawrence where he lived. Yes, he was odd, but it was all an act---a very witty, brilliant act. Pygmalion (My Fair Lady) will always be my favorite.

[@jak3402]

Supposedly he he my great-great-great-great uncle or something along those lines!

[@littlegojira7930]

I found out I'm actually related to him

[@williamwoody7607]

Is that really all there is to GBS? I won’t be following up on his canon.

[@LoyalOpposition]

Read his books. So many are online for free.

[@fromthesidelines]

Originally syndicated in 1962.

[@AuthorDocumentaries]

Thank you. I'll adjust that in the description box.

[@fromthesidelines]

You're VERY welcome.

[@jesseman123]

Something was wrong with his soul. He obviously had a terrible up bringing. Instead of getting stronger, he didn't have the right kind of help and took a turn for the worst

[@dibble2005]

as we say in Ireland ''he was away with the fairies''

[@BAFREMAUXSOORMALLY]

MIKE, why did you omit his encounter with Islam?

[@brownserpent]

Imagine the stuff he smoked, must be next level too

[@malcomshaw5962]

✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️💜

[@votemonty1815]

I named my cat after him. 🐈

[@AuthorDocumentaries]

You're the man. That is awesome!

[@votemonty1815]

@@AuthorDocumentaries thanks for the content.

[@rattyrachel4316]

Very interesting and enjoyable !. (Love and miss Mike Wallace.) Thank you!

[@donaldkelly3983]

Shaw was a great and funny writer, but he really messed up on his political choices.

[@edwardcumpstey9061]

​@@donaldkelly3983 How so?

[@bobstuart2638]

First 110 seconds totally wasted.

[@jeshnaa1377]

i Hate bernad since he said chess is a waste of time he is a waste of time

[@vaigundhvaasan5959]

All literature students stay here 👌

[@warbak3173]

His being brilliant is overshadowed by his ignorance and being a fool. I have no respect for anyone who was an apologist for Joseph Stalin, no matter how smart they may be.

[@lawrenceray3545]

My opinion he was a genius. So all people with negative opinions about him should just keep them to their self.

[@SBCBears]

Here is the opinion of an actual genius on GBS kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5DdqJlsfq5nrqc

[@nancycrabtree6312]

Genius does not absolve one from flaw.

[@helenamaria710]

Why? Because you don't like to see your hero insulted?!

[@jesseman123]

Nah more like anyone who thinks it was a great man, needs to keep their opinion to themselves. And needs to get his or her heart right

[@david-pb4bi]

Great man and socialist, same thing.

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

Shaw, & millionaire Irish heiress ..."Will be just friends" 😅

[@adahysi9348]

🤡

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

Millionaire Socialist #oxymoron? Nahhh

[@joshportie]

A documentary for up and coming psychopaths.

[@AuthorDocumentaries]

lmao!

[@tonylee7204]

Do not like this guy at all.

[@fromthesidelines]

Shaw was not without his critics.

[@mortemoccasus2412]

Read Pygmalion then speak. I don't give a damn about his political views but as a playwright, he is next to Ibsen as British counterpart of best modern dramatist.

[@helenamaria710]

Neither do I but my favorite writer Ray Bradbury said they were twins, and THAT is disturbing. Apart from his hatred of women!😲

[@parichehrmanuchehr4679]

George Incredible 🙏👍

[@jesseman123]

More like a psychopath

[@Louiseskybunker]

that video has edited his gene-code ...

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

George = Santa 🎅 Claus

[@patricknunez8884]

The Bernie Sanders of the time. One word…… narcissist.

[@ejslemp5342]

He looks like Stewie with a bubble beard