Somerset Maugham and his secretary and companion Alan Searle (left) and Noel Coward at the UN Refugees children charity gala at the Sporting d’Eté, Monte Carlo 1954.

At a UN Refugees children charity gala, author Somerset Maugham is captured with a slight smile. To his left, his secretary and companion Alan Searle is seen in profile, a dark flower pinned to his lapel as he appears to be speaking. In the foreground, playwright Noel Coward is also present. The candid photograph was taken at the Sporting d’Eté in Monte Carlo in 1954.

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