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1.       George Bernard Shaw wrote some of the best plays of the 20th century.  Besides being a writer, what else was he famous for?

George Bernard Shaw was essentially a writer, and he is most famous for his original and sometimes revolutionary ideas expressed through the medium of his writings. In this way we can also consider him an original thinker. He was defendant of women's right and in later period became a supporter of vegetarianism. He also developed and tried to promote a simplified alphabet.

George Bernard Shaw, though he was famous for being a writer, was just as famous for his Socialist views, even advocating for Stalin. He was an avid speaker and he often debated the subject of government and equality.