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The 30 pages that link to George Bernard Shaw, each with the reason it gives.

• Oscar WildeRelated: Shaw and Wilde were Irish contemporaries whose sharply different dramatic styles reshaped British theatre.

• DublinRelated: He was born in Dublin in 1856 and spent his early life there.

• John GielgudRelated: Gielgud performed Shaw's plays, including the role of John Tanner in Man and Superman.

• Fabian SocietyRelated: His writing and public speaking helped popularize Fabian socialism.

• H. G. WellsRelated: Shaw and Wells shared Fabian politics but clashed over the movement’s direction.

• Henrik IbsenRelated: Shaw championed Ibsen and developed the problem play into a distinct form of debate.

• London School of EconomicsRelated: He was among the Fabian supporters involved in establishing LSE.

• Theatre GuildRelated: The Guild produced his plays in the United States, including works previously difficult to stage.

• Victorian theatreRelated: His criticism challenged commercial convention, while his early plays pointed toward modern drama.

• Annie BesantRelated: Besant’s socialist networks intersected with the Fabian movement in which Shaw became prominent.

• Edward ElgarRelated: Shaw’s criticism and correspondence provide a sharp contemporary perspective on Elgar’s standing.

• Modern dramaRelated: His debate-driven plays made modern drama a vehicle for public ideas.

• Ellen TerryRelated: Shaw’s criticism engaged with Terry’s acting and the conventions of the Victorian stage.

• Actor-managerRelated: His writing challenged the repertory and production choices made by theatrical leaders.

• Rex HarrisonRelated: Shaw created Henry Higgins, the role Harrison made especially associated with his name.

• Seán O'CaseyCompared with: Shaw's sustained comic argument offers a useful contrast with O'Casey's tragicomic focus on Dublin households.

• G. K. ChestertonCompared with: Shaw’s secular socialism made him Chesterton’s most famous sparring partner in public argument.

• My Fair LadyRelated: Shaw’s play supplies the story, while the musical film softens and reshapes its ending.

• Rebecca WestRelated: West's early journalism engaged with Shaw's ideas and helped establish her as a forceful public critic.

• Six Characters in Search of an AuthorRelated: His metatheatrical practice offers a distinct contemporary comparison to Pirandello’s.

• John GalsworthyRelated: Shaw provides a notable contemporary comparison for Galsworthy’s socially engaged theatre.

• Alvin Langdon CoburnRelated: Coburn made celebrated photographic portraits of Shaw, whom he also knew personally.

• Ferenc MolnárCompared with: Shaw offers a contrasting model of comic drama driven by explicit social argument.

• J. B. PriestleyRelated: Shaw's example helped establish a British tradition of drama built around public ideas.

• Simin DaneshvarRelated: Daneshvar translated works by Shaw, extending her literary practice into drama and criticism.

• Stanley HollowayRelated: Shaw created Alfred Doolittle, the role Holloway played in My Fair Lady.

• Wendy HillerRelated: Shaw selected Hiller for the title role in the 1936 revival of Saint Joan.

• E. NesbitRelated: Shaw’s Fabian circle overlapped with Nesbit’s political and literary networks.

• Frank HarrisRelated: Shaw was Harris’s friend and a fellow Irish writer active in British literary life.

• Katharine CornellRelated: Cornell’s performances in Candida and Saint Joan brought two Shaw heroines to Broadway audiences.