His last play (1949) had marionettes (4)

I believe the answer is:

shaw

(Other definitions for shaw that I've seen before include "Irish playwright, d. 1950" , "Major Barbara playwright" , "writer of plays and critical commentaries" , "Man and Superman playwright" , "George Bernard -, Irish dramatist" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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