- Born
- January 25, 1874
- Died
- December 16, 1965 (aged 91)
- Known as
- playwright, novelist, physician writer, screenwriter, prose writer, literary critic
William Somerset Maugham was an English writer, known for his plays, novels, and short stories.
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