Marella Caracciolo di Castagneto, wife of Gianni Agnelli, Somerset Maugham and his secretary and companion Alan Searle (right) and Noel Coward at the UN Refugees children charity gala at the Sporting d’Eté, Monte Carlo 1954.

At a charity gala for UN refugee children at the Sporting d’Eté, Monte Carlo, in 1954, Marella Caracciolo di Castagneto is captured in profile as she warmly shakes hands with author Somerset Maugham. Dressed in an elegant, light-coloured gown, she smiles at the writer, who wears a white double-breasted dinner jacket. Looking on are playwright Noel Coward, standing between them, and Maugham’s secretary and companion, Alan Searle, at far right. The candid, high-contrast photograph depicts the formal evening affair against the dark, paneled walls of the luxurious venue.

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