William Somerset Maugham

1874 – 1965 France

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Who was William Somerset Maugham?

English playwright and author (1874–1965)

Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on William Somerset Maugham (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Born

January 25, 1874

Died

1965

Nationality

Zodiac Sign

Aquarius

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