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W. Somerset Maugham

Name at birth: William Somerset MaughamW. Somerset Maugham was a prolific and popular writer of plays, novels and short stories during the first six decades of the 20th century. His passionate semi-…

W. Somerset Maugham Biography

W. Somerset Maugham(William Somerset Maugham)novelist, playwright, and short story writerBorn: 1/25/1874Birthplace: Paris, France Although he was most well known as an author, W. Somerset…

Maugham, Somerset

(Encyclopedia) Maugham, Somerset (William Somerset Maugham)Maugham, Somersetmôm [key], 1874–1965, English writer, b. Paris. He was noted as an expert storyteller and a master of the technique of…

Gauguin, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Gauguin, PaulGauguin, Paulpôl gōgăNˈ, 1848–1903, French painter and woodcut artist, b. Paris; son of a journalist and a French-Peruvian mother. Today Gauguin is recognized as a…

Up at the Villa

Director:Phillip HaasWriter:Belinda HaasOctober Films; PG-13; 115 minutesRelease:5/00Cast:Kristin Scott Thomas, Sean Penn, Anne Bancroft Up at the Villa follows the parlor affairs of a group…

Edward VI

(Encyclopedia) Edward VI, 1537–53, king of England (1547–53), son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour. Edward succeeded his father to the throne at the age of nine. Henry had made arrangements for a…

Louis B. Mayer Biography

Louis B. Mayer(Lazar Meir, Eliezer Mayer)movie executiveBorn: 7/4/1885Birthplace: Minsk, Russia From 1924 to 1951, Mayer reigned over Metro-Goldwin-Mayer (MGM). With his production supervisor, Irving…

Victor Mature Biography

Victor MatureactorBorn: 1/29/1913Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky This hunky Hollywood leading man and supporting actor tackled many genres—westerns, crime and costume dramas, comedy, and…

Victor Mature

Victor MatureactorBorn: 1/29/1913Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky This hunky Hollywood leading man and supporting actor tackled many genres—westerns, crime and costume dramas, comedy, and…

Avon, former county, England

(Encyclopedia) Avon, former county, SW England, bordering the Severn estuary and the Bristol Channel. Created in 1974 from S Gloucestershire, Bristol, and N Somerset. it was dissolved in 1996 into…