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Born in Dublin, the Irish dramatist, literary critic, a socialist spokesman, and a leading figure in the 20th century theatre, George Bernard Shaw began his literary career as a novelist; as a fervent advocate of the new theatre of Ibsen, he decided to write plays in order to illustrate his criticism of the English stage. His important plays include: Mrs. Warren s Profession, Saint Joan, Caesar and Cleopatra, The Doctor s Dilemma, Candida and Pygmalion. Shaw s complete works appeared in thirty-six volumes between 1930 and 1950, the year of his death.