juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts sˈɛnsəs ɹˈɛkɚdz ʃˈoʊ ðæt ʃˈɔː wʌz ɔːlɹˌɛdi wˈɜːkɪŋ æz ɐ stˈeɪdʒ ˈæktɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn, wˌaɪl stˈɪl lˈɪvɪŋ wɪð hɪz mˈʌðɚ, bɹˈʌðɚ, ænd stˈɛpfɑːðɚ.
United States census records show that Shaw was already working as a stage actor in 1910, while still living with his mother, brother, and stepfather.