W. Somerset Maugham

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Full Name: William Somerset Maugham CH.
Dates: 25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965 (TMDB says death day Dec 15, 1965, but other sources say Dec 16. I will stick to the most consistent or mention the range if necessary, but usually, I should pick the specific dates provided in the text. Source [2] and [4] say 16 December 1965. Source [1] says December 15. I will use 16 December 1965 as it appears in the biographical text).
Nationality: English.
Occupation: Writer (plays, novels, short stories).
Birthplace: Paris, France (spent first ten years there).
Education: Schooled in England, went to a German university.
Medical Background: Medical student in London, qualified as a physician in 1897 from St. Thomas' Medical School.
Writing Career: First novel Liza of Lambeth (1897). Achieved national celebrity as a playwright. By 1908, had four plays running in the West End. Wrote 32nd and last play in 1933.
Notable works: Of Human Bondage (1915), The Razor's Edge (1944), Quartet.
Other details: Highest-paid author in the world in the 1930s. Known for clear unadorned style, cosmopolitan settings, and understanding of human nature.

William Somerset Maugham