Bernard Shaw Collection, 1894-1938.

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Bernard Shaw Collection, 1894-1938.

Includes letters to Alfred G. Gardiner, A.B. Walkley, Frederick H. Evans, and John Lane; photocopies of letters and telegrams to Gabriel Pascal about the filming of Pygmalion; typed transcripts of 11 poems written to Ellen Terry, with explanatory note by Peter Eaton.

1 portfolio.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6687955

UC Berkeley Libraries

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Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950

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Born in Dublin, Ireland, on July 26, 1856, George Bernard Shaw was the only son and third and youngest child of George Carr and Lucinda Elizabeth Gurly Shaw. Though descended from landed Irish gentry, Shaw's father was unable to sustain any more than a facade of gentility. Shaw's official education consisted of being tutored by an uncle and briefly attending Protestant and Catholic day schools. At fifteen Shaw began working as a bookkeeper in a land agent's office which required him t...

Lane, John V. (John Veasey)

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Walkley, Arthur Bingham, 1855-1926

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Pascal, Gabriel, 1894-1954

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British film producer and director; made film adaptations of the work of George Bernard Shaw; b. in Hungary. From the description of Gabriel Pascal collection, 1938-1964. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70969332 ...

Terry, Ellen, Dame, 1847-1928

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British actress. From the description of Dame Ellen Terry correspondence and calling card, 1896. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980587 Epithet: actress British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000208.0x000002 Dame Ellen Terry was a 19th century British actress, who for many years performed opposite Henry Irving at the Lyceum Theatre, London. She was made a Dame Grand Cross in 1925. Fro...

Gardiner, A.G. (Alfred George), 1865-1946

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Alfred George Gardiner, 1865-1946, was born in Chelmsford and worked for the Chelmsford Chronicle and the Bournemouth Directory as a boy. In 1887 he became a member of staff of the Northern Daily Telegraph in Blackburn and in 1899 became editor of the Blackburn Weekly Telegraph . In 1902 he was appointed editor of the Daily News which he made into one of the leading liberal journals of the day. After a period of disagreements with the Cadbury family, who owned the Daily News , over his oppositio...

Evans, Frederick H.

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