W. Somerset Maugham

W. Somerset Maugham

Country

Great Britain

Birth - Death

1874 - 1965

Occupation

Writer

Description

Playwright, novelist, short story writer, most notably 'Of Human Bondage' (1915) and 'The Razor's Edge' (1944). Partner was Frederick Gerald Haxton until his death in 1944. Had affairs with women, including marriage to Mary Elizabeth Wellcome.

See Also

• Notable LGBTQ Playwrights

Further Reading/Research

• https://www.britannica.com/biography/W-Somerset-Maugham
• https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2004/05/poor-old-willie/302935/
• https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/sep/13/secret-lives-somerset-maugham