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a. fy LST ES x. re ee a pee nes -- - ---------- THE OSHAWA TIMES, Fridey, December 17, 1965 27| For Somerset Maugham NICE, France (AP)--Britisli author W. Somerset Maugham died early today at his beloved Riviera Villa la Mafifesque after he was returned there unconsci- world seeking material, saying,|the soul." ous from a Nice hospital. He was 91 and suffered a stroke six days ago. One of the world's most suc- cessful writers, Maugham wrote 30 plays, 26 novels and. 120 short stories during a career that spanned more than 50 years. His last work, a memoir called Looking Backward, was pub- lished in 1962. He gave up writ- ing fiction in 1953 when he was 78 In his final years his hearing failed,- cataracts dimmed his sight and his memory became spotty. Doctors said Saturday he could not recover from the stroke he suffered the day be- fore. He remained in a coma and when all hope was gone, he was taken from the British-Ameri- can Hospital in Nice Wednes- day to die at his villa at Cap "Ferrat, six miles away. NOVEL HIS MASTERPIECE His masterpiece was the novel Of Human Bondage, published in 1915 when he was 41. It told of a club-footed medical stu- dent's romance with a slat-|petween the United States and| ternly waitress who disdained him. In 1946 Maugham pre- sented the manuscript, valued by dealers at close to $50,000, to the Library of Congress in appreciation of American hos- pitality. Another success was Miss Thompson, the short story about the prostitute and the preacher which John Colton and Clemence Randolph turned into . the play Rain, one of the peren- nial hits of the theatre. Several movie versions also were made. Among his other notable works were The Moon and Six- pence (1919), based on the. life of painter Paul Gauguin; Cakes and Ale (1930), which aroused much comment for its lampoon of author Hugh Walpole; and The Razor's Edge (1944), a story of an American turning to mysticism in India. <i ten for money, written what people want to read," Maugham | said. He travelled all over the /"One reason why authors go istale is that they wait for ma- terial to come to them." |WROTE WITH PEN f Maugham never, used a type- |writer. He wrote with a foun- jtain pen and in his prime he jcould turn out 1,000 to 1,500 }words between breakfast and 'lunch. : Maugham died without any apparent change in the view ex- |pressed in 1964 to a friend and biographer, Wilmon Menard: 'I have not uncovered any evid- lence in my ecclesiastical re- Johnson Meets Wilson Today WASHINGTON A(P) -- Pres: ident Johnson greets British Prime Minister Wilson late to- day only hours after Pakistan's President: Mohammad Ayub Khan ends a state visit. Ayub planned to fly home after two days of talks which tary, Searle, as his adopted son, officials said improved relations Pakistan and resulted in an agreement between Johnson and Ayub on the need for them j to deal directly with each other on mutual problems But the conferences failed to bring about resumption of U.S | military and economic aid to | Pakistan. | The Ayub - Johnson, talks were summed up in a five-para- graph joint communique which labelled the conversations "frank, wide-ranging and pro- ductive." But spokesmen for the White |House and the Pakistan presi- dent indicated that there had | been no major policy changes |which would steer Pakistan away from its friendly relation- ship with China or move the United States into a more pro- Pakistan position on the Paki- | stan-Indian dispute over Kash- "Most of my life I've writ-i mir, Humane Soci ety Slammed For 'Dog-Dealers Harass' TORONTO (CP)--Dr. J. K. W. Ferguson, director of the University of Toronto's experi- mental Connaught laboratories, | said Wednesday the Ontario Hu-} mane Society is harassing re- sponsible animal dealers. Dr. Ferguson was speaking in| defence of dogcatcher Walter Lowe, of Brantford, Ont. Mr.jits way to harass responsible | onto is EM 4-1967. The agent Lowe has been criticized by|dealers," he said.. "If they shut|/says it took about three weeks Newmarket, Ont. residents forj|him down we will have to go|to arrange labs. elsewhere and pay more money that other centres don't have} Tom Hughes, society general manager, said earlier it was ob- vious Mr. Lowe was being sub- sidized by U of T. because his facilities were so expensive. Dr. Ferguson said Mr, Lowe was paid for experimental ani-| mals but didn't receive any as- sistance from the university... "The society is going out of for supplies we need." OSHAWA SHOPPING CENTRE "" ary. For QUALITY SELECTION & VALUE In the most pleasant shopping atmosphere. Do all your Christmas Buying . . . You'll find shopping at the Oshawa Shopping Centre "An Experience Out of the Ordin- searches to cause me to change | my agnostie views. I still nei- ther believe in the existence of God nor in the immortality of Alan F. Searle, \Maugham's secretary, said the author di- {rected in a will he made sev- 'eral years ago that his body be |cremated and the ashes sent to | England to be placed in Canter- bury Cathedral. William Somerset Maugham was born Jan. 25,.1874 in Paris. | He graduated from medical school and interned at a hospi- |tal in London's slum district of Lambeth. He had written a |novel while in medical school land decided upon writing as a | career. |MARRIED ONCE Maugham's only marriage was te Syrie Bernardo Well- come, daughter of a wealthy British philantropist. Two years before the marriage in 1915, Mrs. Bernardo gave birth to' their only child, Elizabeth} Mary. The marriage broke up| several years later The daughter later married Lord Hope. Maugham was never close to her. In 1962, Maugham attenipted to revoke) gifts to her and name his secre- | | charging Lady John with "in-| gratitude and illegitimacy." Lady John sued, claiming the }. right to Maugham's villa and nine paintings auctioned for £229,000 ($687,000.) After three years, they reached a_ settle- ment. granting her £100,000 ($300,000) and legal costs. An avid art collector, Maug- ham over the. years built up a notable collection of French paintings, particularly of the impressionist school. It was sold at auction in 1962 for £523,800 ($1,571,400). Maugham said he would use the money to help needy writers. SPOKE TOO SOON SYDNEY, N.S.W. (AP)--The 1,000th person to die on the road lin the Australian state of New South Wales was a youth whose car hit a tree in Wetherill Park at high speed. He was not iden tified at first but on his arm | was the tattoo: "Speed kills." 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