Playwright & critic
George Bernard Shaw
Won a Nobel Prize and an Oscar, the only person to do both, and wrote about sixty plays including Pygmalion. He was a founder of the London School of Economics.
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 the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than sixty plays, including major works such as Man and Superman (1902), Pygmalion (1913) and Saint Joan (1923). With a range incorporating both contemporary satire and historical allegory, Shaw became the leading dramatist of his generation, and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
- Born
- 1856-07-26, Dublin, IrelandA Saturday
- Died
- 1950-11-02, Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire, EnglandA Thursday, aged 94
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1856-07-26, Dublin, Ireland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Dublinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 3°37′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 28°01′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 18°54′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 5°13′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 27°24′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 9°10′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 7°38′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 24°30′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 20°09′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Taurus | 5°38′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1950-11-02, Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 9°29′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 3°16′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 9°59′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 6°36′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 27°10′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 27°43′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 28°16′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 9°21′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Libra | 17°55′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 19°46′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment George Bernard Shaw was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
