Maugham, W. Somerset (1874-1965). A small archive of letters to Sidney Joseph Perelman, 1950s-60s.

Typed letter signed ("W.S. Maugham") on Villa Mauresque stationery. Saint-Raphael, 30 January 1957, 1p. -- Typed letter signed ("W.S. Maugham") on Villa Mauresque stationery. Saint-Raphael, 31 January 1959, 1p. -- Typed letter signed ("W.S. Maugham") on Villa Mauresque stationery, Saint-Raphael, 4 March 1959, 1p. -- Autograph letter signed ("W.S.M.") on Villa Mauresque stationery, Saint-Raphael, 25 September [ca 1961], 1p. -- Autograph letter signed ("W.S. Maugham") on Villa Mauresque stationery, Saint-Raphael, [ca 1950s/60s], 2pp., retaining original envelope with Maugham's symbol in red. -- Autograph letter signed ("W.S. Maugham") on Villa Mauresque stationery, Saint-Raphael, [ca 1950s/60s], 1p.

Sidney Joseph Perelman (1904-1979) was an American humorist best remembered today for the short pieces he published in The New Yorker over the course of a six-decade career. Among his admirers was W. Somerset Maugham, who corresponded with him often. He also collaborated with the Marx Brothers on two films and won the 1956 Academy Award for Best Screenplay for his work on Around the World in Eighty Days.

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

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Maugham, W. Somerset (1874-1965). A small archive of letters to Sidney Joseph Perelman, 1950s-60s.

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