George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was a prolific and versatile author. 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. He received the award "for his work which is marked by both idealism and humanity, its stimulating satire often being infused with a singular poetic beauty." Over the course of his career he wrote more than 60 plays and other works of literature and won countless awards for his work. And in 1939 Shaw won two Academy Awards for Best Screenplay and Best Writing for his play "Pygmalion." Shaw was not present to receive the awards and did not look at them as an honor. "It's an insult for them to offer me any honor, as if they had never heard of me before - and it's very likely they never have. They might as well send some honor to George for being King of England." After his death, his home was turned into a museum and his Oscar statue was so tarnished it was thought to have no value until much later when it was recognized, cleaned and is now on display.

The only other person to receive both of these awards is Bob Dylan who was awarded the Oscar in 2001 for Best Original Song for "Things Have Changed." He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016 for "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition." He has been nominated for more than 70 awards in his career, winning 43 of them.

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