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Person | Male Born 25/1/1874 Died 16/12/1965

W. Somerset Maugham

Countries: France

Playwright, novelist and short story writer. Born of British parents in Paris, in the maternity ward set up within the British embassy. This arrangement enabled babies to be born without becoming French citizens who were liable to military conscription.

A recent biographer, Selina Hastings, writes that Maugham "liked sex and he liked a lot of it." "Few good-looking young men who crossed his path were left unpropositioned." Maugham's wife (yes, really) was Syrie, daughter of Dr Barnardo and former wife of Sir Henry Wellcome. Maugham died in Nice, France.

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W. Somerset Maugham

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W. S. Maugham - Chesterfield Street

Greater London Council William Somerset Maugham, 1874 - 1965, novelist and p...

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W. S. Maugham - Wyndham Place

William Somerset Maugham 1874 - 1965 Novelist and playwright lived here 1919 ...

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