George Bernard Shaw
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George Bernard Shaw, known at his insistence as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from t
Shaw in 1911
Shaw's birthplace (2012 photograph). The plaque reads "Bernard Shaw, author of many plays, was born in this house, 26 July 1856".
Shaw in 1879
William Archer, colleague and benefactor of Shaw
Ralph Richardson
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Sir Ralph David Richardson was an English actor who, with John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier, was one of the trinity of male actors who dominated the British stage for much of the 20th century. He work
Richardson in 1949
Charles Doran
Peggy Ashcroft in 1936, near the beginning of her long professional association with Richardson
The Old Vic (photographed in 2012)