Somerset Maugham
1 portrait by Slim Aarons (George Allen Aarons)
© Slim Aarons (George Allen Aarons); Camera Press
Somerset Maugham
by Slim Aarons (George Allen Aarons), for Camera Press: London: UK
bromide press print, 1964
6 5/8 in. x 4 3/4 in. (168 mm x 120 mm) image size
Transferred from Evening Standard Library, before 1983
Photographs Collection
NPG x184025
Sitterback to top
- William ('W.') Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), Novelist, playwright and spy. Sitter associated with 115 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Slim Aarons (George Allen Aarons) (1916-2006), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
- Camera Press: London: UK, Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 102 portraits.
Events of 1964back to top
Current affairs
Harold Wilson narrowly wins the general election for the Labour Party, the first of his four election victories.Peter Allen and Gwynne Evans become the last people to be executed in the United Kingdom before capital punishment was abolished in 1965.
The Sun newspaper replaces the Daily Herald.
Art and science
Top of the Pops begins its reign as the longest running television music show. The first broadcast was presented by Jimmy Savile and included the Rolling Stones, Dusty Springfield, The Hollies and The Beatles, who were the show's first number 1 with I Want to Hold Your Hand.International
The Civil Rights Act is passed in the USA, outlawing discrimination based on race, colour, religion, sex or national origin. The Act abolished the 'Jim Crow Laws' in the Southern States, making forced segregation illegal.After spending two years in prison Nelson Mandela is sentenced to Life in Prison for the crimes of sabotage and crimes equivalent to treason against the Republic of South Africa.
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