GEORGE BERNARD SHAW - PART 2 - By the 1930s, George Bernard Shaw was revered as an elder statesman of literature and beloved by the British people. TORVIL AND DEAN - For a country not always known for its sporting prowess or its great winter sporting facilities, the UK has come up with several figure skating champions. Towering over all-comers were ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean. GUGLIELMO MARCONI - In 1959, Italian President Giovanni Gronchi unveiled a 138-feet high obelisk to honor the memory of inventor Guglielmo Marconi, one of the world's most influential scientists. AUDREY HEPBURN - Audrey Hepburn wears the crown of not only Hollywood, but also of several charities that she so generously embraced. WINSTON CHURCHILL - PART 1 - "History will be kind to me for I intend to write it" said Winston Churchill, tongue firmly in cheek. And the noted historian was well qualified to do so, winning the Nobel Prize for literature in 1953 for his historical writings. As well as a painter, statesman, orator and strategist, Churchill was Britain's most-loved Prime Minister, leading his nation through the dark days of World War II.
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