 George Bernard Shaw (qv) had previously rejected an offer from  Samuel Goldwyn for the screen rights to his plays. He was more  impressed with Gabriel Pascal (I) (qv)s integrity as a producer,  thus beginning a partnership that yielded adaptations of  _Pygmalion (1938)_ (qv), _Major Barbara (1941)_ (qv),  _Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)_ (qv) and  _Androcles and the Lion (1952)_ (qv).