Gabriel Pascal (4 June 1894 – 6 July 1954) was a Hungarian film producer and director.
A follower of the guru Shri Meher Baba, Pascal was the first film producer to successfully bring the plays of George Bernard Shaw to the screen. His most successful production was Pygmalion, for which Pascal received an Academy Award nomination as its producer. Later adaptations of Shaw plays included Major Barbara (1941) and Caesar and Cleopatra (1945).
Read more about Gabriel Pascal: Early Life, Early Career, Meher Baba and India, Collaborations With Shaw, Death and Estate Trial
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