[Maugham, W. Somerset (1874-1965)]. A large archive of materials related to Maugham's film and theatrical career including playbills, broadsides, movie stills, a typescript, and programs.

The theatrical career of W. Somerset Maugham began in 1902 with the debut of Schiffbruchig ("Marriages are Made in Heaven") in Berlin. For the next thirty years Maugham wrote numerous plays, most of which primarily premiered at the West End. Around 1913 Maugham began to set his sights on film, with The Explorer (1915) the first of his works to appear on the silver screen. Film adaptations of Maugham's works have been continuously produced for over a century, with some of the best known directed by Raoul Walsh, George Cukor, and Claude Watham and starring Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Gloria Swanson, Lionel Barrymore, Bette Davis, Greta Garbo, Veronica Lake, Bill Murray, Naomi Watts, and Edward Norton.

Approximately 90 items, including playbills, publicity stills, typescript for "Winter Cruise", and theatrical notices. Condition generally fine.

Selections of W. Somerset Maugham from the Collection of Craig V. Showalter

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Printed Books & Early American Photography, including Selections from the Larry Ness Collection

[Maugham, W. Somerset (1874-1965)]. A large archive of materials related to Maugham's film and theatrical career including playbills, broadsides, movie stills, a typescript, and programs.

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