1874–1965
William Somerset Maugham
English playwright and author
91years old at death
33,562days lived
94%of the people on this site died younger
William Somerset Maugham was born on 25 January 1874 and died on 16 December 1965, aged 91 years and 325 days. That is 33,562 days in all.
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