Somerset maugham this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Herbert marshall looking over at george sanders in a scene from. In the moon and sixpence, charles strickland is a respectable london stockbroker who decides in middle age to abandon his wife and children and devote himself to his true passion. Gauguin was called strickland in the book, and was cast as a disillusioned former stockbroker and family man. George sanders, herbert marshall, doris dudley, eric blore, albert bassermann, florence bates, steven geray, elena. Loosely inspired by the life of gauguin, a man abandons his middleclassed life to start painting. With george sanders, herbert marshall, doris dudley, eric blore. George sanders, herbert marshall, doris dudley, eric blore, albert. The moon and sixpence is a 1942 film adaptation of w.
Somerset maughams account of the life of artist paul gauguin, was brought to the screen as a labor of love by writerdirector albert. Stricklands destructive desire for selfexpression takes him first to paris to learn the craft of painting, and finally to tahiti in the south pacific. Entdecke alle informationen uber the moon and sixpence, videos. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to. Somerset maugham 25 january 1874 16 december 1965 william somerset maugham was born at the british embassy in paris, france, where his father was an english lawyer handling the legal affairs of the british embassy. Dimitri tiomkin was nominated for the academy award. The moon and sixpence was written as a sort of biographical fiction on the life of the painter paul gauguin. The films director, the original novelist and the ostensible subject, the three men had little in common beyond an abiding interest in gauguin a life. Loosely inspired by gauguins life, the story of charles strickland. It is told in episodic form by a firstperson narrator, in a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character charles strickland, a middleaged english stockbroker, who abandons his wife and children abruptly to pursue his desire to become an artist. Values, images, and specifications for the 1942 6 pence coin from britain, england, united kingdom, wales, scotland, northern ireland.