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February 14th 2025 marks the death of the famous writer, lyricist and playwright Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (1881-1975). Born in Guildford, England and eventually moving to the United States, he was most known for writing the light hearted, satirical stories ‘The Code of The Woosters’, ‘Joy in The Morning’ and ‘Summer Lightning’ amongst many others. His Broadway musical comedies that he wrote with Guy Bolton and Jerome Kern were seen as an important part in the development of the American musical that we know today. Wodehouse was a prolific writer throughout his life and published more than ninety books, forty plays and two hundred short stories between 1902 and 1974. During the second world war, he was wrongly held captive in France by the Germans, and spent most of this time interned in Berlin as a result. In 1941 he made five radio broadcasts from Berlin to the United States, in which he humorously described his experiences as a prisoner and subtly made fun of those holding him hostage. Wodehouse’s writing remains beloved worldwide, with his legacy continuing through modern adaptations of his plays, and the continuing popularity of his books.