George Bernard Shaw (in response to a telegram asking Shaw—the author of Man and Superman—whether it would be proper to bill Ruth as "The Superman of Baseball" in his upcoming vaudeville act), as quoted in "Ruth and Shaw Are Much Unacquainted" in The Asbury Park Press (October 29, 1921), p. 3
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Sorry. Never heard of her. Whose baby is Ruth?
— George Bernard Shaw on Babe Ruth
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Source: Wikiquote: "Babe Ruth" (Quotes about Ruth: Alphabetized by author )
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About George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist with a range incorporating both contemporary satire and historical allegory. He wrote more than sixty plays, including such works as Man and Superman (1902), Pygmalion (1913) and Saint Joan (1923). Shaw was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925.
About George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist with a range incorporating both contemporary satire and historical allegory. He wrote more than sixty plays, including such works as Man and Superman (1902), Pygmalion (1913) and Saint Joan (1923). Shaw was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925.
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