On the night of July 26, 1856, one of the greatest playwrights in history, George Bernard Shaw, was born. George's mother, Lucinda Elizabeth Gurly, was an aristocrat, while his father, George Gurly, was a poor alcoholic. Shaw had two sisters, Elinour Agness, who died of tuberculosis at the age of 20, and Lucinda Frances who died of starvation at the age of 40. Both were spinsters and had no children. In Dublin the theater was the only thing that really interested Shaw and had something to offer. George also attended many schools while living in Dublin, including the Wesleyan Connexional School, but said he learned little from the schools and was self-taught. In 1876, mother, daughters and son left their father and moved to London to seek a more cultured lifestyle. They lived at 13 Victoria Grove, a middle-class area in London. Shaw found work at Edison's telephone company at a salary of two shillings and sixpence, and in his spare time he taught himself to write. After some time he was promoted to head of his department with a salary of £80. Shaw soon admitted that he was not a worker and wanted to be a writer. On 23 December 1880, the family moved to Fitzroy Street. This allowed Shaw to visit the museum's library, where he learned more for his education. Unemployed, he could not afford to eat at local restaurants and instead ate at the vegetarian restaurant where he could buy himself a good, nutritious meal. He became a vegetarian in 1881 and kept his vow never to eat meat again. He believed that all living things were equal and deserved to be treated with the same respect. Shaw's visits to the museum library brought him into contact with the great people of that period such as William Morris, Ruskin and the Bloomsburry gang. These people were as intelligent as him, thus allowing Shaw to associate with them and become socially active. Boxer enthusiast; in 1883 Shaw joined the Queensburry amateur boxing championships and took part in the middleweight and heavyweight matches. This was a great way to stay healthy while exercising your brain in the library. With his good looks and refined personality, women fell at his feet. Jenny Patterson, Alice Locket, May Morris, Edith Bland, Eleanor Marx and Annie Besant fell in love with him.