Word: ritz
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Some rock-ribbed readers were not so sure. A few Bostonians even suggested that Zuckerman coveted the Atlantic chiefly for its stately, if somewhat crumbling, brownstone headquarters at 8 Arlington Street, a prime property overlooking the Boston Public Garden and just an olive's throw from the Ritz-Carlton. Fumes Zuckerman: "That's preposterous...
Society columnists portrayed life at Villa Mauresque as a prize stop for the rich, titled and famous. For Maugham it was a closet as big as the Ritz, where he could work and pursue his pleasures. Near the end of his life the house became the scene of jealousies, conflict and intrigue. In 1962 the 88-year-old novelist adopted Searle, 58, as his son. Daughter Liza challenged the relationship in court and won. Father and daughter had other legal problems. The previous year, Maugham had auctioned his art collection for nearly $1.5 million. Many of the paintings had been...